Rain & drizzle forecast but sunshine too.
Aim to finish off weeding remaining beds in Exbury area, all relocated plants thriving.
Discover more tatty
Liriopes beneath the mounds of
Geranium, cut back and clear.
Cut out dead and dying
Sarracocca, some good fresh growth but older very leggy and dying off.
Joined
by B who finds 5 more Liriope positioned in a line under the geraniums,
they indicate the original edge of bed, but when a row of paving
removed the Geraniums overtaken, so positioning no longer works.
J
suggests more relocation, there are gaps to be filled and he wants to
deter the damage caused by people and dogs taking shortcuts through
beds.
I also discovered Liriope, wasted beneath
grasses, so lift three and replace in large empty space. Lift a couple
of large Geraniums to fill in gaps, less successful due to differing
heights but should adjust.
Lift a large ornamental grass and
replace as a block to the short cut, looks like a deterrent but root
ball very shallow, could be easily removed, time will tell.
After lunch move to Wisley garden with B, work around a tall suckering pinnate leaved shrub, unsure of ID, lots of dead and dying material.
Compost bin has been erroneously filled with woody material by a resident.
A
quick walk through with J towards end of day, ID the 'Bladdernut',
which is in flower, discuss coppicing the Cotinus 'Grace' which has been
effected by white fungal growth now evident on the Rosa, The ID of
suckering woody shrub still a mystery.
