I should really adhere to some sort of schedule for posting. I'm still in major destruction mode. Yesterday I focused on the area directly outside our front room. *What makes a room a parlor? Greeting guests? Anywhoo (I did smash that snail attached to the lid of the green bin).
After, removed 2 very leggy Salvia and a huge cluster of Crinum. They were nice, but I'm trying to consider things that have mostly year round interest. I can make exceptions on things beloved. More open space than I thought it would be!
From a different angle, as you walk up to the front door. This angle doesn't show the now empty area as well.
Attempt at a close-up of one of the Pseudopanax crassifolius. *The best thing about having your house painted is there are no spiderwebs (for a very short period of time). I had to wipe a bunch of webs off for the picture. I wonder if there is some sort of feather duster for outdoors to remove sticky webs?
The Begonias (the upper one is boliviensis 'Santa Cruz Sunset') and Psoralea pinnata 'Kool-AidBush' growing behind it got a temporary stay because they look nice at the moment. You can see the horrible slug/snail damage on the hosta on the ground. I need to throw handfuls of Sluggo all around.
And what is to go in the new empty area? Well I was thinking on it and reminded myself I have a stash of plants waiting, waiting for me in the back. Some good options, but I think I'll put in this Cyathea medullaris, black tree fern from Ivan. It's been in the shade house for a few months, I couldn't find the right spot for it to shine. If I position it correctly, it will be shaded by the house and somewhat protected from wind. And room to spread her wings.
I'm not planting anything quite yet, I want to add/amend soil. So around the corner I went to battle, part 2 on the Alstroemeria. Alstroemeria is nice, just not this one. It's an ugly sickly color and spreads like fire.
It was exhausting, honestly. All those snappy little tubers in the heavy clay soil there. I'm sure there are more hiding, but I felt like I got 952 roots & tubers out. Done for the day, I headed back inside to shower to go out for dinner to celebrate J & I's 30th wedding anniversary.
*copy of photo after the wedding, Blue Lake in Fairview, OR October 1995 in the back of a friend's convertible. *Or her Dad's if I remember right.
And promptly scratched my eye (taking out a contact lense) and couldn't open my eye so we cancelled our dinner reservations. I also slammed my finger in the door. lol, typical. Our anniversary isn't until mid-week so no biggie.
Tomorrow I get to do a fun thing! Ivan's good buddy,
David Neumaier is having an open garden- to be followed by a visit to the gardens of Ann Nichols and Marcia Donahue (wow). I've wanted to see both of their gardens for quite some time, and I'm thrilled for it. Plus visiting David's garden again is reason enough to celebrate. Have a nice weekend!
Happy Anniversary! And what a fun day you're gonna have, it's like Gerhard and my adventure in reverse (instead of ending at David's). I look forward to photos! As for your demolition project, looking at the photos had me remembering how hard it is to work new plantings into an area that also has older plants. It's so much easier to just take a scorched earth approach and start over completely--but then again who wants to get rid of happy mature plants. Ugh. (love that tree fern!)
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