Posted on 09/01/2025 4:39:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Went out about 10:30 or so ... watered a few things (didn’t get an inch of rain) & started digging holes. I got the Cinnamon Heart rose planted & the 3 gallon lilac (PW Scentara Double Blue) as well. The lilac hole was all clay, could not salvage any soil. Hopefully, the bagged topsoil & compost mix will work. Once the bush gets well-established, I think the roots will infiltrate the clay to some degree.
I am “done” for the day, having completed my self-imposed 2 hole per day limit. Mom: “I wish you could plant some of the RoS bushes today”. Nope, not happening! Down to the 5 RoS bushes. Tomorrow is shopping, mowing, cooking. Wednesday is company. Appointment Thursday & maybe a trip to the orchard. Friday & Saturday = company. Sunday, I am taking off, so it will be next week before I dig any more holes.
I’m not into goth anything, but those are pretty colors!
I did purchase a ‘Double Play Candy Corn’ Spirea the other day at the plant sale. I’m already liking the colors on it, even though there are no blossoms.
I don’t start decorating for Fall until the end of September, so I’m just getting started in that regard. Most of my Spring/Summer plants are still looking good, so I hate to get rid of them before they’re “finished”. Outside decorations will be up first, then indoor decor.
I bought a few mums and pumpkins to go on top of the hickory tree stump that’s still left. It’s about 3-4’ high, and can be seen (a little bit anyway) from the street. That already spruced things up over there.
Our row of Lilacs, about 30 years old, time for pruning again - first big chore I tackled when I moved here 10 years ago - grow in full clay and don’t miss a beat. I’m sure yours will be just fine. :)
Glad you’re putting yourself on a hole-digging schedule! :)
Nice - thank you, I had assistance from above. Hubby tended and loved these trees too.
Congrats to Mrs. Augie! Hard to beat a Federal pension and healthcare! (Maybe not quite yet!)
The Columbia VA has a reputation as a very good VA Hospital! (If that is where she worked...)
Wow! That is a lot of Pawpaws! A lot to process or to share!.
Diana I grew up in a farmhouse. A hedgerow of lilacs was located between the house and the dairy barn. Very deliberate I suspect, but only really effective for a short time in spring! Still a wonderful thing to have.
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