Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
More Flowers
The day got away from me again yesterday, but I did some light weeding and general cleanup in the afternoon. And I took some pictures.
I was surprised to find a white Scilla siberica among all the blue ones. I didn't plant it, so it must be a chance seedling. And they are champion seed-setters. I started with, oh, 50 or 100 tiny bulbs 16 or 17 years ago, and now the whole area around the shrubbery in front of the house is carpeted with these. I moved a few here and there, but they've mostly done all the work themselves.
Gardening today is postponed due to rain.
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Well, I went in for a pre-Easter manicure today and realized I have more poison ivy than I thought.
I suppose that is a good argument for wearing gloves, but I've never liked the feel of them.
Then again, I don't much like the feel of poison ivy either!
I don't like wearing gloves for weeding either, although the knit ones with rubber-coated palms and fingertips are tolerable.
So sorry to hear the poison ivy is worse than thought. And especially bad timing too, for Easter. I have always wondered if it's possible that shredded wood mulch contains shredded poison ivy as well. When I walk in the woods and see the huge poison ivy stems clinging to tree trunks, I think "nobody's going to bother to strip that off before they run it through the shredder".
You know, I never thought of that. Makes perfect sense, though.
Well, at least the manicure did get the dirt out from under my nails, and the rainy weather is helping me deal with the temptation to get out and do any more gardening and mess them up again!
Greetings from Iowa! I've been wanting some siberian squill for years now, and have actually just discovered what it is called. I'm curious if any of you lucky squill owners would be willing to send me some seed when the time is right. I'd be ever so grateful. I don't have much to give in return, other than loads of mixed marigold seed, some wild columbine, sweet pea, and zinnia. I'd have to check to see what I've got. Anyway, enough blathering. Gotta clean the dirt from under my nails :) Reply to me at radloffc2@hotmail.com if you want to help me. Thanks much!!!
I developed my affection for Siberian squill, aka Scilla siberica, at Iowa State when I was a student there in, well, let's just say it was a while ago. I remember an entire hillside between my dorm and the Memorial Union that turned totally blue with Scilla flowers in the spring.
They'll take a while to bloom from seed. I'd guess about 2 or 3 years. They're just thin little reeds when they sprout - you could mistake them for grass. The seeds should ripen here in another 6 to 8 weeks or so.
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