What is this black fungus-y stuff? It's been around a few years; seems to be more of it this year. Lots of brown-black open cups throughout the garden beds.
Friday, January 17, 2014
What is this?
What is this black fungus-y stuff? It's been around a few years; seems to be more of it this year. Lots of brown-black open cups throughout the garden beds.
January 17, 2014
Two big branches fell down in the windstorm last weekend. I watched the trees in the wind and wondered how they didn't just snap ... and then they did. My bedroom now has a lovely view straight through to the streetlights through the backyard and past the neighbor's backyard.
I cut them up with a chainsaw. That was actually kind of fun.
Spring is definitely coming.
Hellebores are getting started.
Even the tiny ones the dog tore up and the tree branches landed on is putting out pretty buds.
Daffodils are already getting started along the west fence and the back path.
The tulips I put in for last year are coming back, too. I didn't expect that - they're fancy tulips that I thought usually were one-and-done. But they're definitely putting up some tiny green shoots, both around the back patio and along the east fence.
Spirea is also budding (green, not flowers yet) and the potentilla have tiny leaf buds too,
We had freezing weather for a few weeks, and then a week or two in the upper 40s / lower 50s. Crocus are coming up too. Guess I really, really planted that front bed too late. Oh well. Something got into it and dug out some of the bulbs, anyway.
There's a big vine of ivy coming from under the back corner neighbor's fence, under the pieris, and toward the back patio. I did not invite this guy to the party.
I cut them up with a chainsaw. That was actually kind of fun.
Spring is definitely coming.
Hellebores are getting started.
Even the tiny ones the dog tore up and the tree branches landed on is putting out pretty buds.
Daffodils are already getting started along the west fence and the back path.
The tulips I put in for last year are coming back, too. I didn't expect that - they're fancy tulips that I thought usually were one-and-done. But they're definitely putting up some tiny green shoots, both around the back patio and along the east fence.
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| Not sure what the fungus / spore-spreading-looking-thing is next to the tulips I'm surprised to see back |
Daylilies are coming back already, too. The one in the middle seems to be missing, though.
Spirea is also budding (green, not flowers yet) and the potentilla have tiny leaf buds too,
We had freezing weather for a few weeks, and then a week or two in the upper 40s / lower 50s. Crocus are coming up too. Guess I really, really planted that front bed too late. Oh well. Something got into it and dug out some of the bulbs, anyway.
There's a big vine of ivy coming from under the back corner neighbor's fence, under the pieris, and toward the back patio. I did not invite this guy to the party.
Friday, January 3, 2014
one more
Dug sod to sidewalk, spread dirt. Next week I'll plant the rest of the bulbs, add a bag of dirt, and mulch it all.
Next up: the path!
New front bed!
Three hellebores from Gray Barn
Spaces saved for sunshine blue or other blueberry with winter leaves, plus one bigger shrub. I'd really like a peony tree there.
Bulbs planted from Holland. They sat in my garage for two weeks and many were shriveled and moldy, but I planted them anyway:
50 mixed tulips in a circle around the maple and throughout the bed
3 purple Prince orienpet Lily in back of bed
24 professor blauw Dutch iris
50 little beauty botanical tulip
50 saxatilis botanical tulip
50 bicolor muscari
40 large crocus mixed
Most of these are just scattered throughout the bed.
I ordered more bulbs yesterday since so many of these looked sad.
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