Tag: YardJournal

Lightly fertilized all Crepes with 15-0-15 other than the Sunset Magics. Also did the very young ones along the orchard side of the north-south 4-board fence and the ones at the grain bin. Per The Crape Myrtle Company, they should be fed with a light application of a balanced fertilizer every 2 weeks during the […]

5/18/2019 – Mary had ordered the bulbs along with the glads from American Meadows and planted them in the bed immediately south of the kitchen door among the daylilies. She planted a bag of 25 Acidanthera Callianthus, commonly known as the Peacock Orchid, whose “beautiful blooms produce a sweet scent, adding a delicate allure to […]

5/16/2019 – Mary ordered the bag of 15 Summer Essential Spring Mix glads from American Meadows and planted them under the eave on both sides of the front door beyond the roses. “Summer Essentials Gladiolus Mix includes warm and breezy shades of pink, coral and apricot-orange flowers.” I dug up about a 1″ swath along […]

5/26/2019 – We bought four units (2 packages) at Dawes Hardware for $24.95 each and hung them in the locations below. They are to be effective for 90 days: i.e. to the end of August. On 5/10/19, Mary notice Barn Swallows darting around the trees where the Eradicators are installed along the driveway. They were […]

Widen azalea bed in the backyard under the bedroom and dressing room windows. Also extended it on the east end to project follow a curving edge to create the grass-pool effect. Planted two Hibiscus in the new widened end. Extended the ends of the hydrangea-daylily-pecan trees bed to match the Indigo bed immediately north and […]