This mock orange is about 6 years old. When smaller, deer browsed the tasty young shoots. It's much bigger now and they seem to leave it alone.
Very pretty flowers. Almost like white roses.
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Saturday, January 18, 2014
January Gardening. Move this here to there. 1.18.14
No photos today.
To get my mind off what is not mentioned here.....
We planted too much in the Vancouver yard. It's been a jungle. In 2012 I moved many trees and shrubs and perennials to the new Battleground place.
Today I moved a few more...
One Nandina.
Two small lilac bushes. Several years ago, we planted a lilac hedge. They were tiny. Some are bigger, but some are too shaded and have too much competition, and are still small. Today I moved those to Battleground. More room, more sun, less competition.
I bought a Mock Orange, Philadelphus "Natchez" at Portland nursery. They don't have much yet. This was left over from last year. So bigger than what will replace it there in a month or two, but more root bound. I cut the roots as I usually do, before planting. Philadelphus has a reputation as a bee forage plant.
I also dug up mini-dwarf Honeycrisp apple. That tree (bush) broke off 2 years ago when I did not thin apples and they weighed down the tiny tree and broke it off. I pruned off below the break. Two new trunks developed, above the graft so stil Honeycrisp. They grew nicely. I plan to graft one trunk, maybe Jonagold. The other will remain Honeycrisp. Maybe I will graft something else and let it grow below the graft, for a 3-variety tree. Undecided.
I also dug up volunteer lavenders, and dug out a half-barrel of Chinese chives. They need regenerating. I want to plant them tomorrow in a raised bed.
Almost forgot - took some cuttings from Hardy Chicago fig. Started as usual with scrubbing, incision, dip-and-grow, moist paper towel in plastic bag, and a label. Assuming they grow - experience says they will - there will be one for Battleground, and several to give away.
To get my mind off what is not mentioned here.....
We planted too much in the Vancouver yard. It's been a jungle. In 2012 I moved many trees and shrubs and perennials to the new Battleground place.
Today I moved a few more...
One Nandina.
Two small lilac bushes. Several years ago, we planted a lilac hedge. They were tiny. Some are bigger, but some are too shaded and have too much competition, and are still small. Today I moved those to Battleground. More room, more sun, less competition.
I bought a Mock Orange, Philadelphus "Natchez" at Portland nursery. They don't have much yet. This was left over from last year. So bigger than what will replace it there in a month or two, but more root bound. I cut the roots as I usually do, before planting. Philadelphus has a reputation as a bee forage plant.
I also dug up mini-dwarf Honeycrisp apple. That tree (bush) broke off 2 years ago when I did not thin apples and they weighed down the tiny tree and broke it off. I pruned off below the break. Two new trunks developed, above the graft so stil Honeycrisp. They grew nicely. I plan to graft one trunk, maybe Jonagold. The other will remain Honeycrisp. Maybe I will graft something else and let it grow below the graft, for a 3-variety tree. Undecided.
I also dug up volunteer lavenders, and dug out a half-barrel of Chinese chives. They need regenerating. I want to plant them tomorrow in a raised bed.
Almost forgot - took some cuttings from Hardy Chicago fig. Started as usual with scrubbing, incision, dip-and-grow, moist paper towel in plastic bag, and a label. Assuming they grow - experience says they will - there will be one for Battleground, and several to give away.
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