March 8 , 2012
Drought didn’t make it to my spring party
quick or not , here I come with the pruners ! It ’s safe now to prune evergreens , Texas sage ( cenizo ) , thryallis , and shrimp plant life like these .
I ’ll cut them down to a understructure or so to encourage flossy growth . Since the thryallis did n’t freeze altogether , I ’ll chop up it back a few metrical unit , and simply tip my cenizo .
Eventually , I ’ll prune these Gomphrena ‘ grape ’ against the Swiss spinach beet . I ’ll wait a mo , since it ’s quite unusual to see them blooming this time of year .
It ’s hard to focus , though , since I flit from one picayune ( or big ) discovery to the next . The first Freesia laxa showed up against soft leaf yucca ( Yucca recurvifolia ) .
First poppies !
They are HUGE . I ’ve really been pull some out before they strangled everyone underneath .
I ’ve always desire native repeated Widow ’s tears ( Commelina erecta ) . Not certain how I come by these , but now I ’ve got their charm .
They do spread like nuts , so things are fetch a tad cover there , too . It ’s hard to attract things up , though , since it ’s such a luxury to see such abundance .
Native spiderworts ( Tradescantia gigantea ) are in gear , too , here with candytuft ( Iberis sempervirens ) , a non - native , but very drouth tough in the correct spot .
Spiraea may be an sure-enough - fashioned bush , but despite the drought , I recollect this is the best performance yet .
climb up Cecile Brunner defied drought , too .
The ultimate drouth victor is Lady Banks jump , out of range for me to drag the hose , since I ’m so otiose .
Viewer film of the week : Jeff Goodwin ’s youthful Cercis canadensis ( Cercis canadensisvar.texensis‘Oklahoma ’ ) that defy the drought , too ! Of course , we all know that young tree diagram need to be watered , and Jeff did a good job .
I sure hope that 2012 is n’t a repetition of the preceding two years , but if so , my garden is problematic than my spirit when the blistering , ironical days drag on and on . I tilt my garden hat to them with respect , admiration , and heart for new and old friends .
Until next hebdomad , Linda
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