Seeds were planted on Friday 3/9 on trays under the grow lights on the half wall.
Yesterday we went to Logee's and I got three little begonia 'Bonfire' 2 inch pots. They did not have plumbago or the plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' that I want.
Today, in the nice weather I pruned the blue hollies on the berm into more pyramidal shapes. Only the one on the far left is the shape I want. It gets the most direct sun. The others are smaller and not as well shaped, but the idea is there.I took the green plastic mesh trunk protectors off the trees today. The ones on the back hill had been on for two years, and were so tight. Meaning the trunks have demonstrably grown! And the linden in the cul de sac was bursting out of its mesh cage too. That's removed now.
And .... ta da .... I moved the blueberries, which has been on my list to do for a while. They do so well in spring in Northern Exposure, but get overtopped by the rampant, rangy amsonias in summer. The blueberries then languish, too shaded and too wet. I moved them to the strip in front of Meadow's Edge.
They are shallow rooted and easy to move, but it was a job. I am feeling my age. Lovely day, satisfying project, and I wanted that rich experience of coming in at 4 in the afternoon tired, a little sunburned, and happy. But I am still sick with the awful cold I got in Hawaii, still coughing, nose running, and it was hard work. Hack, hack. Wheeze. No energy. Wish I was younger.
The poor blueberries --- they do not like root disturbance, so we'll see how they do after transplant. I watered them well.
Conditions in the garden are SO DRY. The top inches of soil are dust. No snow cover to wet the land, and no rain for ages.
Aren't these little iris reticulata so cute? They are popping up through the kinnikinnik, just as the snowdrops and a lone crocus do.
I like how the groundcover hides the failing foliage, and I really like how the purple iris looks with the red tinged kinnikinnik. But as with the tiny snowdrops, I need a lot more. A lot more. They aren't much to look at spread so sparsely by the walk.
Thank goodness they are right by the front walk where I can see them.
