Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Friday, April 08, 2005
Chores, Pictures
No, not pictures of chores, although that's an interesting idea. So many gorgeous illustrated garden blogs now, but I haven't seen any pictures of the sweat-drenched, mud-crusted gardeners who make them happen. But I won't be the first one to post that kind of picture; here are the latest pretty ones instead.
I planted half the order from Niche Gardens yesterday. The rest are going to have to wait for drier weather, and the place they're going to be planted is one of the last places on the lot to dry out.
So I continued pulling weeds back in the woods. Some Japanese honeysuckle had gotten a good start last year before I noticed it. Wild strawberry had gotten farther out of hand than I thought. And the berry brambles are much more shade-tolerant than I would have expected. Then there's the garlic mustard. When this first popped up back in the woods several years ago, I hadn't started to garden in the woods yet and it looked like a reasonably attractive weed wildflower so I let it go. Now I know better. It's easy enough to pull up, but there are new seedlings every year. An Iowa Garden has a great post about this pestilential scourge.
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I did post a picture of my grimy gardening hands...but not on my garden blog. I've put the link via my name.
Grimy hands - now there's a great idea for a garden blog meme. Extra credit for holding slithery garden creatures!
But seriously, I just recently found your garden blog, and have been admiring your design (and your garden). Now I want a plant database too.
And your writing blog sent me off on a long Web-surfing trip - many interesting links. Thanks!
Boy, I can't even tell you all the weeds growing in my yard except that I think I have all the ones you mention in spades. Neighbors also have hibiscus (which seeds everywhere) and trumpet flowers (which send up runners everywhere).
Last year I let a huge thistle grow, which the gold finches loved. But this year I have thistles EVERYWHERE, and I do mean everywhere. It's going to be a lot of work controlling them.
I think I forgot to mention the dandelions. Didn't notice them until they started blooming :-)
Rob, loved your pictures of the Cherry Blossom Festival. I have to admit that I've never gone to any of the planned events, only to walk around the Tidal Basin close to peak bloom. I was maybe a little harsh in comparing the DC festival to the Japanese hanami.
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