Monday, 23 April 2012

mon 23 April 2012

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.

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