Real time alert, plant sale starts today:
Our plant sale might go through Monday, if the plants hold out. It ends when (if) the plants are gone.
Sunday, 19 May 2019
at home
spider babies:
I sternly applied myself to weeding for 8, maybe 9 hours with nary a break.
west bed (south end) before:
I realized that the variegated iris needs to be cut back all the way in spring, at least when we have a winter as cold as the January was. My weeding project slowed drastically while I removed most of the crappy looking leaves. I was happy to find two tiny shrubs, planted last year, still alive among the weeds.
After:
Danger tree bed, before:
I found a possible catastrophe on the other side. It had nesting material in it, I hope from last year.
After (different angle):
The two kinds of Impatiens omieana are too much of a good thing….and why did I not propagate some? It was dormant while I was in my plant sale potting frenzy.
The bogsy wood edge, before:
After:
It is good to weed such a big project a week before garden company so that it doesn’t look so battered.
Salmonberry tunnel, before:
Plant table before:
and after:
Bogsy wood garden before:
and after:
..which is unfortunately as far as I am going to get in that area this time.
East fire circle bed, before:
and after:
Corydalis at dusk:
Allan’s workday
Ilwaco Community Building
Sunday is the best day to work there, as the library and the alternative high school are closed.
The address revealed again:
Some weeding, before and after:
CoHo Charters
Mooch is the son of Butch, who is a third generation fisherman with his family business, CoHo Charters.
Allan has taken on the job of pruning the escallonias a few times a year.
Another escallonia on the street side, trimmed nice and symmetrical just like Butch likes.
The Nora House
Allan got home in the evening to find me in a bit of a pickle, having filled all the wheelbarrows (which get dumped on some rough ground, so he usually does the dumping).
He helped me clean up, and we were both thoroughly exhausted by the time the sun set.
I am still not even halfway through my weeding project, with one day left to go before I return to work.
Wow, that’s so much work! Looks great, so refreshed. Good luck with the plant sale.
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Thanks!
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Wow, Skyler, you just powered right through your garden like a weed warrior! Very impressive. Looks great. I hope you get a chance to put your feet up and rest. Allan got a lot done, too. Wish I lived closer, so I could be there to help and shop.
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I wish you lived closer, too. That would be fun!
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