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| I watched 'Monty Don' trimming his fruit tree on 'Gardener's world' . I think it was an apple tree , but it inspired me to do the same to my Santa Rosa plum . So, off with the crowded , overlapping and anything that grew straight up . Not that many , only what I could reach standing on steps. Which is still only the lowest branches . |
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| And I brought in a few branches to fill in my new vase. It's the biggest piece I've made , at least in girth . |
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| Or two days rather ! Two days of warmth and sun , a chance to get out and tidy up all dried up mess . No snipping needed , just a gentle yank and the crispy stuff comes away . The grasses will need some more pulling , I usually brush through it with a stiff rake. The rake is handy for pulling all the dead wooly Stachy up as well. |
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| My drawf mondo lawn is thickening up . |
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| So much of this about |
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| These Carex are moving this year , they looked a mess all summer. |
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| More messy Carex |
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| A big clump of Stachys which will get good racking over. It thins it out as well. |
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| The dreaded chopping down of this one ....maybe next warm day. |
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| I don't think I'll ever get around to cutting things from the garden for indoors. But, I do like having foliage and flowers around , especially when I'm stuck indoors for so many winter months. I found this glass brandy snifter a few years ago just a few at an estate sale. It was full of lovely shells, I was happy to give it a new home. The shells are dotted around the house. I decided to make the classic 70's brandy snifter terrarium ... |
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| Got a few books from the library and I was off . It's been going with out much care , after I discovered that a lid makes all the difference for keeping the moisture in. |
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| I've had a few deaths , too be expected I guess ! The Cryptanthus is getting too big . I successfully got a miniature African violet to propagate from a leaf . No blooms yet . I 've got at least ten plants in here. Two Orchids, a tiny Begonia , a fern , Saxifraga , and MORE. |
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| This is the tiny Orchid I added , it's very cute ! It's an Epidendrum . Picked it up last night from Fellow blogger In Search Of Small Things she also sells online from her blog . I was very lucky to visit and see her wall of amazing terrariums with plants and frogs . So much to take in all at once , very exciting .... |
