Hi all,
Last week Sonia, who is very knowledgeable about gardening, and Claudia took a backyard tour and came up with some ideas about what needs to happen in the garden.
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Garden beds map
Beds #1 to #6 are inside the gates (backyard); #7 to #13 are on the outside lawns
Bed 1. Sunny - Plan A. Trim and maintain the existing tall bamboo growth to a 6/8 feet height (now occupying about 2/3 of bed 1). Bamboo is an aggressive invasive plant and is taking over the whole bed. We would need a lot of willing muscles to dig out the new roots and curb the existing plants. This chore would have to be repeated each year.
- Plan B. Let the bamboo completely take over the bed. this means that in about five years that bed will only have bamboo.
- Plan C. Pay a professional to eradicate the bamboo. This would probably be expensive.
In this case the two hydrangeas currently in the bed need to be moved so that they won’t be smothered by the bamboo roots. To be replanted in a half sunny bed to be decided. Best time of the year to transplant hydrangeas is October – November (for scheduling purpose)
Little corner bed between neighbors garage and ivy fence (no mumber). Shade - Clean up, rake; straighten up bricks
- Add support for flower pots on the tree stump
- Encourage ivy growth on fence empty spaces to provide privacy and obscure the view; trim ivy overgrowth from fence into back yard.
Bed 2. Sunny - Remove all dry vegetation
- Identify tree-bush on the South corner; remove if it’s going to become too big for the yard
- Leave ground cover, bulb flowers and the tall grass
Bed 3. Sunny - Identify taller tree
- Identify and possibly Remove bush, improve soil with some compost and turn it into a flower bed
Bed 4. Sunny - Identify tallest tree – remove if it’s going to be to tall and big for yard
- Identify and train (with string) west corner bush
Bed 5. Partial Sun - Rake, clean. Trim ground cover. Can take some shade loving plants
Bed 6. Shady - Clean, toss soil, fertilize, plant shade loving plants.
- Check/Discuss destiny of tree in bed, which is growing at a rate of 3-4 feet per year.
WE NEED MULCH (free at Greenwood Cemetery)
SOIL FOR BEDS AND PLANTERS
FLOWERS AND PLANTS
If anyone has access to free plants, please let us know.
