Carolina Gardener
Planting and general garden calendar for Lisa J Miner in North Augusta, SC.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Monday, June 09, 2014
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Planting
I planted Daylilies Sword of Honor, Firefly Frenzy, Geneva Hot Wired, Popeye the Sailor, Regal Majesty, Blueberry Frost, Prudhoe and Pale Moon Windmill in the Around The Pool garden, Lord of Rings and Storm Damage in the Helipad And Tiers and Viking Magic, Polar Ice, Dragon Flight and Jolly Red Giant in the Pool Lawn Border. I moved Queen Mum Agapanthus to the Octagonal Perennial Garden and a Veronica from there to the Pool Lawn Border. I dug up the Cannas I grew from seed in the Around The Pool garden as well as Adorned Angel and Prairie Wildfire Daylilies.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Planting and weeding
I planted daylilies China Bride and Purple Pinwheel in the Pool Lawn Border and Open Hearth, Newberry Echo, Something Different and Rocket City in the Helipad And Tiers garden. I planted Erythrina crista-galli in the Big Trees and Birds garden. I planted Irises Devil's Riot in the Abelias Border Garden, Bountiful Harvest, Clarence and Witch's Wand in the Blue Bird Perennials garden, Boogie Woogie in the Ornamental Grasses Border and 4 Lexi in the Golf Course Hedge.
I also weeded the golf course hedge at the lower end.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Hardscaping
I finished off the croquet lawn stone border and started on the raised bed in the middle.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Planting
I planted My Monet Weigela, Bagatelle Barberry in the One Of Everything garden. I dug up the sedum that was going crazy around a Viburnum and replanted some in the Big Trees and Birds garden along with Sedum linear Sea Urchin. I took two Caryopteris Longwood Blue cuttings and potted them up. I potted up what was left of Gold Flame Spiraea after being overtaken by the sedum.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Planting and transplanting
I planted Salvia koyaume in the Screen Porch Garden, Gillenia trifoliata, Blue Diddley Vitex, Goliath Boxwood and Patrinia scabiosifolia in the Big Trees and Birds garden, Symphytum Goldsmith in the Camellias And More garden, Yellow Bletilla, Basil and Begonia in the Courtyard and Magnolia Centennial in the Wild Or Wacky garden. I moved Blue Sue Purpleheart to the Big Trees and Birds garden.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Planting
I planted Erica x darleyensis 'Silberschmeize' in the Wild Or Wacky garden, Viburnum x juddii in the Five Trees Garden, Trochodendron aralioides in the Golf Course Hedge, Rhamnus 'Fine Line' in the Turret Front Garden, Ilex vomitoria 'Gold Top' in the Hide The Hydrant garden, Dryopteris x australis in the Big Trees and Birds and Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Lisauraa' in the Golf Course Hedge.
Friday, May 02, 2014
Planting
I planted Abraham Darby and Georgetown Tea Roses in the Around The Pool garden and Easy Does It Rose in the Pool Lawn Border, Calycanthus chinensis in the Camellias And More garden and Spiraea virginians and Viburnum plicatum 'Mary Milton' in the Gumball Border Garden.
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Planting
I planted Teasing Georgia and Pompon Verandah roses in the Pool Lawn Border, Green Ice and Green Rose in the Daylily Fountain Garden, Hibiscus grandiflorus in the Around The Pool Garden, The Dark Lady Rose in the Helipad And Tiers garden, Abutilon Souvenir de Bonne and Alocasia Zulu Mask in the Daylily Fountain garden. I moved Love The Sun Iris to the Golf Course Hedge and two Soft Touch Holly to the Five Trees Garden. I moved Podocarpus macrophyllus Royal Flush to the Camellias and More garden and planted Calycanthus Aphrodite and Tradescantia cerinthoides there also. I planted Green's Blues Camellia in the Camellias And More garden, Silphium perfoliatum in the Golf Course Hedge, Kolkwitzia Pink Cloud in the Big Trees and Birds garden and moved Elegantissima Boxwood to the In Between Garden. I planted Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae in the Camellias And More garden.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Planting
I planted Baptisia tinctoria in the Golf Course Hedge, Aster divaricata in the Camellias And More garden, Iceberg Rose in the Pool Lawn Border, Sesleria autumnalis in the Gumball Border Garden, Sesleria caerula in the One Of Everything garden. I planted Tagetees Lemmonii in the Pool Lawn Border and Hibiscus acetosella 'Panama Red'.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Planting
I planted Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' in the Ornamental Grasses Border and moved 'Morning Light' and Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch' there also. I moved 'Superstripe' to the Golf Course Hedge. I planted Polystichum polyblepharum in the Almost Shade Garden, Vitex trifolia 'Variegata' in the Helipad And Tiers, Glyptostrobus pensilis in the Mailbox Garden and I moved Shoal Creek Vitex to the Wild Or Wacky garden. I moved Bouteloua gracilis and Acorus calamus 'Variegata' to the One Of Everything garden and Acorus gramineus 'Variegata' and 'Ogon' to the Camellias And More garden. I planted Sparking Sangria Loropetalum in the Big Trees and Birds garden.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Planting
I planted Penstemon laevigatus in the Pool Lawn Border, Cuphea Plum Mist in the Helipad And Tiers, Thuja occidentals 'Linesville', Little Gem Thuja and Justin Brouwers Boxwood in the One Of Everything garden. I planted Scarlet Storm Quince and Angelica Blue Juniper in the Big Trees and Birds garden. I also dug up pieces of Lisaura Caryopteris.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Planting
I planted Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' in the Front Foundation Hedge, Thuja occidentals 'Rheingold' in the In Between Garden, Thermopsis villosa and Lantana camera 'Miss Huff Pink' in the Blue Bird Perennials garden, Lantana camara 'Yellow Buzz', Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn', Thuja occidentals 'Little Gem' in the One Of Everything garden, Spiraea prunifolia 'Plena' in the Golf Course Hedge, Grandma's Yellow Rose in the Pool Lawn Border and Chrysanthemum rebellum 'Clara Curtis' in the Five Trees Garden.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Planting
Planted Iris Ikeda Sunbeam in the Five Trees Garden, Lomatia myricoides in the Courtyard, potted up the Bletilla in the courtyard and planted Bletilla striata 'Albo-marginata' in its place, planted Nepeta 'Blue Lagoon' and Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Yellow' in the One Of Everything garden. Potted up Campylotropis macrocarpa because it was being eaten last year by rabbits.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Mulch and weeding
Mulched and weeded the Triangle Island Garden, 2/3 of the Five Trees Garden, Turret Front Garden.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Loquat and Buddleja
Removed the major branches from the Loquat which was broken in the ice storm. Also the Buddleja cordite in the In Between Garden.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Planting
Planted Chamaecyparis Sunny Swirl and Mariesii in the triangle island garden. Planted Deutzia Variegata in the camellias and more garden, ducher rose in the pool lawn border, cotoneaster lacteus in the golf course hedge and philadelphus snowbell in the big trees and birds garden.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Planting
Planted Unraveled Boxwood in the One Of Everything garden and Ice Chip Buddleia. Moved Dwarf Pagoda Holly to the Triangle Island Garden, planted Kyoto Serissa there also and planted Eryngium in an open pot in the Turret Front Garden. Planted Chirimen Ardisia in the Turret Front Garden and Mahogany Ajuga in the One Of Everything garden along with a Lavender Mist Meadow Rue.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Planting and transplanting
I moved Superbum Viburnum to the pool lawn border and planted osmanthus apricot echo in its place. I dug up an almost dead juniper in the mail box garden and replaced it. Moved pee dee ingot liriope to the helipad and tiers with a penstemon from the octagon. Moved x pardancanda to the octagon along with may night and blauhugel salvias. Moved Netty's Pride lilies to the pool lawn border along with a seashore mallow from the pool fence and a Veronica from the octagon. Moved a bee balm from the berm and planted black stockings thalictrum in the berm. Moved seedling stokesia from the tiers to the blue bird perennials garden.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Hardscape and mulch
Added 13 blocks to the new front raised bed next to the path to stop the soil washing on the path. Added 4 bags of mulch to the bed.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Planting and transplanting
Planted Pinky Winky Hydrangea in the Around The Pool garden where the Wyoming Dwarf Cannas were - transplanted those to the right side. Planted 5 more Wintergreen Boxwoods by the Turret and Sunny Foster Holly in the Five Trees Garden. Planted Aquinas Pink Bottlebrush and Clerodendrum ugandense in the Big Trees and Birds garden and potted up the Lavender Chiffon Hibiscus which the rabbits and deer had decimated.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Planting and transplanting
I planted Jazzy Graphics, Marked By Lydia, Moonstruck Madness, Taco Twister and Fellow Daylilies in the Daylily Fountain Garden. I moved 2 Pandoras Box to the Around The Pool garden and dug out 2 fake Stellas. I moved a real Stella to the Around The Pool Garden and a Happy Returns. I moved Pow Wow Coneflower to the Pool Lawn Border. I moved Heath Aster to the Pool Lawn Border because rabbits were eating it. I moved Oddity, Jade Rose, Limelight, Minus, Lime Zinger, Chocolate Ball and Silver Stone sedums and sempervivums to the new raised bed in the Camellias And More garden and planted Red Rubin there too.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Insecticide and deadheading
Sprayed Sevin on the Coral Bean, River Birch, Cherry Dazzle, Blue Ice and Blue Star Amsonias and the Prunus. Deadheaded.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Transplanting
Moved helianthus low down to the pool lawn border because it was being eaten by rabbits.
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Planting and mulch
Planted Filigran Russian sage in the five trees garden. Finished the gumball border garden raised beds an pine strawed them. Finished mulching inside the pool fence.
Saturday, July 06, 2013
Planting and mulch
Moved the big bananas by the pool to the Blue Bird Perennial garden and right property line. Planted Pink Manners, Aster Purple Dome and Graskop Agapanthus in the Pool Lawn Border and replanted Variegated October Daphne in the Helipad And Tiers garden along with Fragaria Lipstick and Pearl Harbor daylily. Mulched the area inside the pool fence. Potted up Treasure Island Carex which was failing again.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Planting Daylilies
I planted Firestorm, Desdemona, Miss Jessie, Wind Frills, Catherine Neal, Willie Lyles, Frans Hals and Peacock Maiden in the Daylily Fountain garden along with Saratoga Pinwheel. I had some Catherine Neal left over so I planted it in the Around The Pool garden and I moved Eenie Weenie to the Pool Lawn Border. I moved a Pardon Me, Ice Carnival and Pandoras Box to the Octagonal Perennial Garden but they were soon relieved of their flowers by deer.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Planting and Mulching
I planted Birodo Cryptomeria and Golden Pincushion Chamaecyparis in the front garden and mulched that garden with shredded mulch. I mulched the Turret Front Garden with pine straw. I planted Bishop's Castle Rose in the Pool Lawn Border.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Transplanting and planting
I moved the Cestrum Orange Zest to the Camellias And More garden and the Cestrum parqui to the Big Trees and Birds garden. I planted Coral Reef and Pink Supreme Monarda in the Big Trees and Birds garden also along with Eldorado Calamagrostis.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Weeding and mulching
I weeded and mulched the Golf Course Hedge and finished off the ornamental grasses border.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Weeding and mulching
I weeded and mulched the golf course end of the Gumball Border Garden and started on the Golf Course Hedge and Ornamental Grasses Border.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Planting
Planted Vitex Shoal Creek in the Golf Course Hedge, Geranium Biokovo in the Gumball Border Garden, Kniphofias Echo Rojo and Flamenco in the Berm On the Border, Geranium Brookside and Plumbago in the Five Trees Garden, Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear in the Screen Porch Garden, Carex laxiculmis 'Bunny Blue' in the Almost Shade Garden, Carex oshimensis 'Ice Cream' in the Big Trees and Birds garden, Penstemon 'Dark Towers" in the Octagonal Perennial Garden and I pot up the variegated Pittosporum again because it was looking unhappy again.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Planting
I planted Lavender Chiffon Hibiscus, Shien Osmanthus, Morning Light Miscanthus and Royal Burgundy Barberry in the Big Trees and Birds garden, Lisa Camellia, Green Ice Boxwood and Mini Salsa Barberry in the One Of Everything garden, Cinnamon Barberry and Blue Point Juniper in the Abelias And More garden, Lime Zinger Sedum, Limelight Sedum, Silver Stone Sedum and Sedum hispanicum var. minus in the Five Trees Garden, Flame Salvia in the Camellias And More garden and Dart's Gold Ninebark in the Daylily Fountain Garden and potted up Thuja Fire Chief in the Helipad And Tiers garden.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Monday, June 03, 2013
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Transplanting and planting
I moved Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Pink Elephant' to the Pool Lawn Border, along with Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mrs. Spivey and Veronicastrum Lavender Towers and Amber Mist Echinacea. I planted Kogane Mushi Boehmeria in the Screen Porch Garden. I moved Eurya Winter Wine to the In Between Garden and Snow Cap Shasta Daisy to the Blue Bird Perennials garden, Magic Carpet Spiraea and Midnight Weigela to the Gumball Border Garden and Ultra Violet Salvia to the Blue Bird Perennials garden. I planted Maruyama Sunago Ardisia in the Camellias And More garden, Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia and Maraschino Salvia in the Big Trees and Birds garden, Okina Lirope in the Helipad And Tiers garden, John Blue Blueberry in the Octagonal Perennial Garden, Salvia coccinea in the Berm On the Border and Salvia Raspberry in the Bluebird Perennials Garden along with some transplanted Rhubarb Elephant Ears. I moved Ophiopogon chingii to the Helipad And Tiers garden because it was being eaten, along with Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vittatus', and Fireworks Solidago to the One of Everything garden.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Transplanting and planting
I potted up the Little Diamond Cryptomeria because it was browning out. I planted a second River Mist Sea Oats in the Helipad And Tiers garden.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Planting and transplanting
I moved Rostrinucula to the Gumball Border Garden, Ogon Acorus to the Ornamental Grasses Border along with Blue Dart Juncus. Cryptomeria 'Araucarioides' was looking bad so I potted it up but it was dead.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Planting and transplanting
Planted Buddleja salviifolia and Aralia spinosa in the Gumball Border Garden. Planted Aster Wonder of Staffa in the Five Trees Garden. I moved Cheyenne Panicum and Moudry Pennisetum to the Ornamental Grasses Border where I also planted the leftover irises from last autumn, Gold Bar Miscanthus and White Cloud Muhly grass. I weeded the bed and mulched it.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Planting
I planted Persian Lace Parrotia in the Triangle Island Garden and Scabiosa Beaujolais Bonnets in the Octagonal Perennial Garden. I potted up the tropicals and made one pot with Aptenia and Calypso Oleander, one with Variegated Tapioca, Batface Cuphea and Cape Plumbago, and separated the Bird of Paradise, planting one clump behind the conservatory. I separated the Cavendish Banana and planted one in the One Of Everything garden and one in the Helipad And Tiers garden.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Planting
I planted Hypericum prolificum in the Abelias And More garden, Pinus palustris in the One Of Everything garden, Hippeastrum johnsonii in the Octagonal Perennial Garden, Spirited Chamaecyparis in the Daylily Fountain garden and moved the gumpo azalea to the Helipad And Tiers garden where I also planted Maruyama Sunago Ardisia. I planted White Surprise Caryopteris in the In Between Garden.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Planting
I planted Forestiera in the one of everything garden, moved gold breeze miscanthus to the gofl course hedge, planted Houstonia in the Triangle Island Garden, planted Sabatia in the Around The Pool garden along with Eryngium pandanifolium, Crinum Summer Nocturne in the Pool Lawn Border with Coreopsis major that I moved from the Octagonal Perennial Garden and Cuphea micropetala from the In Between Garden (the deer were eating them both), Pittosporum heterophyllum variegatum in the Helipad and Tiers garden along with Cuphea glutinosa.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Moving plants
Moved the second Carissa Holly from the Golf Course Hedge to the Mail Box Garden. Moved some Catlin's Giant Ajuga from the Mail Box Garden to the Hide The Hydrant garden and One Of Everything garden. Moved two Dianthus from the Mail Box Garden to the Five Trees Garden.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Insecticide and hardscape
Used systemic insecticide on Lespedeza and False Bush Clover plus Yuccas. Added the remaining four blocks to the retaining wall by the swamp cypress.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Planting and transplanting
Planted Lantana from the conservatory in the Big Trees Garden and Golf Course Hedge and the Sago Palm in the raised bed in the Camellias and More garden. Potted up Cave Hill Cypress which is having trouble leafing out. Moved Pennisetum Cheyenne from CAM to Blue Bird Perennials. Plant Coral Reef Elephant Ear in the Daylily Fountain Garden. Potted up Cinnamomum which looked very bad from fertilizer burn? Planted White Mexican Sage in the Screen Porch Garden and Variegated Mexican Sage in CAM. Planted King of Hearts Bleeding Heart, White Bleeding Heart and 3 pink Bleeding Hearts in the Front Foundation Hedge along with Helleborus foetidus, Rohdea japonica and 8 Frieda Hemple Caladiums.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Planting and deer prevention
I planted Indigofera heterantha in the Big Trees and Birds garden along with Hardy Pink Oleander and Catesby's Gentian and Corallina Compacta Barberry in the Turret Front Garden. I moved Rigoletto Miscanthus from there to the Golf Course Hedge and potted up Diervilla which looked dead ?fertilizer burn? I planted Whipcord Thuja in the Triangle Island Garden. I installed deer fences around the new trees.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Planting and fertilizing
I planted Yucca rostrata, Giant Elephant Ears, and Rhubarb Elephant Ears in the Blue Bird Perennials garden, Chitalpa in the Abelias And More garden, Heptacodium in the Wild Or Wacky garden, Red Neck Girl Salvia in the Big Trees and Birds garden, and Variegated Confederate Jasmine from the Hide The Hydrant garden to the Pool Lawn Border. I transplanted Mr. Spock to the One Of Everything garden since he was coming back from the roots, not variegated. I planted Old Blush Rose in the OOE garden and moved Starburst Miscanthus to the Golf Course Hedge. I potted up Dyckia and installed the pot in the Turret Front Garden. I finished liming the rest of the garden and fertilized all the lawns.
Monday, May 06, 2013
Friday, May 03, 2013
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Planting
Moved the acoma crape to the golf course hedge and prepared the loropetalum and Carissa there to move. Moved one Carissa to the mail box garden. Planted blue dart rush in the in between garden along with cuphea micropetala and trocholodendron arailiodes. Moved variegated and plain ginger there and planted William penn barberry. Also planted Sunburst Hypericum.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Planting
Planted Pearlific Viburnum in the golf course hedge, viburnum davidii x in the ornamental grasses border, moved the fringe tree to the ornamental grasses border, planted cliftonia in the mail box bed and moved a loropetalum ever red there. Planted x pyracomeles and grey cotoneaster in the front foundation hedge. Moved yucca to the one of everything garden because it was too wet in the triangle island garden. Planted juniperus gold cone in the triangle island bed.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Planting and transplanting
Prepared the in between garden and planted osmanthus burkwoodii there. Planted sunshine ligustrum in the golf course hedge and osmanthus Hariyama. Planted choisya and millettia in the screen porch garden.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Prep and planting
Prepared the in between garden and planted boxwood aurea pendula there. Also moved vintage jade Distylium there and Korean forsythia. Dug up 2 Adagio Miscanthus in the Mail Box Garden and planted Lynn Lowrey Ternstroemia there. Moved an ever red loropetalum from the golf course hedge to the mailbox garden and moved three dianthus from there to the front foundation hedge. Moved Gold Breeze Miscanthus to the Blue Bird Perennial garden. Potted up green's blues camellia. Moved the Blue Pacific Juniper from the front foundation hedge to the Mail Box Garden.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Planting and moving and prep
Planted slender silhouette liquidambar in the one of everything Garden and moved fireworks solidago there too. Started spreading pine straw there. Also prepared the in between garden for new shrubs. Weeded the in between garden. Weeded the croquet lawn.
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