A mostly native garden thrives along a suburban streambank.
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Garden update, one year later
Quite a bit happens in a year. Some plants fail, either totally or partially. Others grow; some re-seed and fill in bare areas. Some decide to conquer their entire section of the garden and have to be dealt with.
Planting sedge plugs in summer
It would be nice if plant availability and the optimum planting season coincided, or if planting time on a project were planned for cooler weather. They’re not. Since we’re not in an ideal world, things sometimes must go in the ground during hot weather. The trick, then, is to develop techniques that ensure a highContinue reading “Planting sedge plugs in summer”
Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis) update
Those feathery, delicate flowers floating over the feather reed grasses are now artistic, pencil-thin spikes that sway in the slightest breeze. The plants’ appearance is now a lot more architectural, but with a loss of lushness and spring softness. This is what the grasses looked like on June ninth, only two short weeks ago. TheContinue reading “Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis) update”