A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
Mary planted the following seeds bought from SESE. Johnny-jump-up, Helen Mt. in Bay Tree Bed Between pecan trees in the backyard bed with the hydrangea Sea Lavender – Herb Bed African Marigolds – 3rd camellia along NS wooden fence Breedseed Poppy – 4th camellia along NS wooden fence Nasturtium – 4th camellia along NS wooden […]
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About 4/10/2019 – We have talked about taking out the azaleas in front and surrounding the old fat-pine fence corner post, brace and brace post so they could be seen. We decided to leave the azaleas but cut them back enough to see the posts. The plan is to install the pitcher pump and maybe […]
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Continue Reading4/9/2019 – We bought two more Encore Azaleas at Blair’s Nursery–grown by Flowerwood Nursery–for the SE corner bed in the front yard. That is the bed with the power pole. They are: Autumn Lily (white) Rhododendron ‘Roblex‘ PP25073 Robust and upright with deep green foliage, Autumn Lily produces white blooms with occasional single purple stripes. […]
Continue Reading4/8/2019 – We had two small crepes in pots from the large white one in the backyard in Houston. We also had two nice ones sprouting from the ones along the wood fence in the front yard. One of those dug up ok but the smaller one did not have much of its own roots […]
Continue Reading4/8/2019 – Poured Compare-N-Save Systemic Tree and Shrub Insect Drench around the stumps of all the azaleas and the little new camellia in the SW corner of the yard. The target pest is lace bugs on the azaleas and aphids on the camellia. The square footage of all those bushes was about 750 SF. The […]
Continue ReadingAs of April 8, 2019 Daylily Clumps – 81 Roses – 19 Hydrangeas – 7 Blue Plumbagos – 5 Crepe Myrtles – 9 + 4 in pots to be planted soon Azaleas Two Rows in the backyard One at the edge of Citrus Grove Two Encores at the gate One dwarf at the AC compressor […]
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4/7/2019 We moved daylilies and wood ferns into the bed with the old fence and; moved daylilies and the Indigo into the bed between the pecan trees with the little hydrangea.
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4/7/2019 – Today we completed several major steps in the backyard beds. We moved four scalpings from other Wood Ferns to the former locations of the failed wildflower beds. We moved at least one clump of Hyperion reblooming daylilies from the Bay Tree bed to the bed with the water oak just south of the […]
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4/6/2019 – We hedged the azaleas between the yard and barnyard down to about 4 feet as well as trimmed the sides. In the tight area at the dog kennel we took out one clump and that increased the width of the area about 3 feet. The truck bed was filled to the height of […]
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