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| I say Snowberry removal ...but also Vinca , Ivy , and , and , and ..... |
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| It looks a tangled mess ! I used to ignore it , so much of it was coming from next door . But since the new neighbors brought in a digger and removed everything ...including all the trees and shrubs. And finally they have replaced the fence . I no longer have a view of their big blue house ... |
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| Snowberry has big ugly traveling roots |
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| Digging around the lilic is going to be fun ... |
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Weeding row after row of Japanese Iris ...at
Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
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| Lots of weeding ...an hour for each row . Two hours is enough for me . I love being out on my own in this field at the moment... badly needed escape |
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| The top left is the bit I've done my grab and pull . |
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| This is now cleared ... one row left ! On to the next field .... |
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| Terry the owner , amazingly out and about after a bout of the flu . I've been practicing my social distancing ... |
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| It's been raining all day , so I didn't try very had to find blooms. I don't think think there is much out yet anyway .Maybe a few weather beaten crocus and hellebores . But this Saxifraga has grown to a nice blooming clump in my broken pot structure . |
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| So I gave up on outdoor blooms . Back in doors I have a few blooms . Codonanthe devosiana 'Paula' . has been blooming nonstop since I put her under lights. |
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| Maxillaria variabillis has been a good bloomer . I've got it growing in a Bonsai pot , which it seems to like , Probably when it gets too big I'll mount it on a piece of cork. |
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| Howeara lava burst is another reliable bloomer for me . |
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| Abutilon 'Tiger eye has been in my sunroom all winter |
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| This Orchid from Australia Dendrobium kingianum known as the pink rock Orchid. It does grow on rocks . I threw a bit of gravel in the bark mixture when I repotted it. It also needs a cooler temperature to bloom well. And here it is blooming. |
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| Primulas |
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| Mukdenia |
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| Lonicera 'Harlequin' |
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| A few dry days and I was out making a start at clearing up . Pulling , yanking and raking as much as I could before it all starting growing again. Last year I waited too long and had to carefully snip around the new growth . I also missed out on enjoying many of the bulbs buried under the mess. |
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| Mickey inspecting or searching for something disgusting in the new clearing ! |
