Thursday, December 05, 2013

Planting

Planted Cryptomeria spiralis in the gum ball border garden.

Clean up

Cut down frosted ginger and hibiscus and mulched and weeded.

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

Planting

Planted Cotoneaster in the Gumball Border Garden and Leucophyllum in the Golf Course Hedge

Cuttings

Took cuttings from Cape Honeysuckle, Hibiscus Panama Red and Tagetes.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Hardscape

Finished the conservatory path.

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

Pre-emerge

Spread pre-emerge on the croquet lawn.

Hardscape

Laid pavers for half the path by the conservatory.

Thursday, October 03, 2013

Pre-emerge

Spread pre-emerge, Amaze, on the lawns except the croquet lawn.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Mow

Mowed and edged all lawns.

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

Herbicide

Sprayed 3 gallons of roundup and 1 gallon of weed be gone. Also cut back all the crocosmia.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Mow

Mowed and edged all lawns.

Thursday, September 05, 2013

Herbicide

Sprayed 5 gallons of roundup.

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

Planting

I added 12 stones to the raised bed in the Gumball Border Garden and planted a Magnolia macrophylla x ashei. I potted up Alocasia Zulu Mask for the winter and planted Centratherum punctatum in the Berm and Thai Cilantro in the courtyard.

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

Mow and edge

Mowed and edged all lawns.

Weeding and pruning

I pruned the Loropetalums in the front island and weeded the front gardens.

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Planting

I planted Lemon Phygelius in the Octagonal Perennial Garden and Veriegated Acorus in the Ornamental Grasses Border and Echinacea purpurea in the Pool Lawn Border.

Saturday, August 03, 2013

Herbicide

Sprayed the Bermuda growing in the Centipede with Vantage, the BErmuda lawn with weed-be-gone and the weeds with RoundUp.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Planting

Planted Blue Plumbago in the Screen Porch Garden and moved the one from the pot to the Pool Lawn Border along with Lilum formosanum and I planted Iresine in the pot with the variegated Taro.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Planting

Planted the pink confederate jasmine in the Camellias And More garden.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Orchids

Repotted all orchids except the one I got from Steve Arthur in April.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Transplanting

Moved helianthus low down to the pool lawn border because it was being eaten by rabbits.

Mowing

Mowed and edged all lawns.

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Mowing

Mowed and edged all lawns.

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

Mowed

Mowed the property line borders.

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

Planting

I planted Peridot Delosperma in the Helipad And Tiers garden.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Mowing and edging

Mowed and edged all lawns.

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

Hardscaping

I continued to work on the small retaining walls in the Gumball Border Garden.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Planting

Planted Wolf Eyes Dogwood in the Almost Shade Garden and moved Sango Kaku to the Gumball Border Garden.

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

Mow and edge

Did all our grass.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Mowed

Just the property line sides.

Monday, June 03, 2013

Planting

Planted the East India Holly Fern in the Front Foundation Hedge.

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

Mow and edge

Mowed and edged all lawns.

Herbicide

10 gallons of roundup for the whole garden today. First time this season.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Planting

Made a raised bed from bricks and planted Actinidia arguta 'Silver Lining' in the Wild Or Wacky garden.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Planting

I planted Cestrum parqui in the Pool Lawn Border along with Tagetes lemmonii and Hibiscus Fireball. I moved White Mischief Salvia to the Screen Porch Garden and planted Corymbose Deutzia in the Big Trees and Birds garden.

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

Pesticide

Not exactly pesticide, more prevention. Put netting all around the pool fence to keep rabbits out.

Planting

I planted the spare Baccharis angustifolia by the Pool Fence to keep the deer out and tree formed a Wisteria Amethyst Falls and planted it in the Gumball Border Garden.

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

Planting

I planted Vinca minor Moonlit in the Helipad And Tiers garden and 2 Hibiscus acetosella Panama Red from the conservatory in the Pool Lawn Border.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Planting

I planted a variegated azalea and Thuja occidentalis Golden Globe in the Helipad And Tiers garden.

Weeding and mulching

I weeded and mulched the daylily garden and some of the pool lawn border.

Herbicide

I sprayed the weeds in the bermuda lawn with weed b gone.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Planting

I planted Pittosporum parvilimbum and Sambucus nigra marginata in the Gumball Border Garden in raised beds I created.

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

Mowed and edged

Mowed and edged all lawns.

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

Fertilizer

Limed half the garden, fertilized half the garden. Spread some pine straw.

Friday, May 03, 2013

PKP plant sale

Dug up grasses, Muhly and Adagio for PKP sale and got plants ready.

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Planting

Planted 4 red Verbena in the garden by the Pond Cypres and 3 green and golds with teh Berberis Replicata. Also dug up Cannas for the PKP sale.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Planting

Planted 6 purple verbena in the Hide The Hydrant garden and 2 Helleri in there also. Moved ajuga to that garden. Moved 3 Dianthus to the Five Trees Garden. Planted 3 Rhodophiala bifida in the Triangle Front Island raised bed.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Planting

Planted Lycoris red and pink in the Triangle Front Island raised bed plus yellow and white rain lilies. I planted 3 Polianthes tuberosa in the cutting garden and Willow Wax Myrtle moved to the Golf Course Hedge. I moved 3 Dianthus to the Five Trees Garden.

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

Tags and planting

Weeded and put in tags for new plants. Planted Ellen Bosanquet Crinum.

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.

Mow and edged

Did all lawns.

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.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Planting

Planted three winter gem boxwoods and three Richard Harland boxwoods in the turret front garden. Weeded the bed and added mulch.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Moving plants

Dug up the remaining Helleri from the front and prepared the bed for the new plants. Moved three Abelias from the turret front to the mail box garden. Moved fringe tree from the one of everything to the mail box garden. Moved two helleris from the mail box garden. Planted one in the hide the hydrant garden. Heeled in the others. Moved the soft touch from the mail box garden to replace one in the pool lawn border. Moved an ever red loropetalum from the golf course hedge to the hide the hydrant garden and planted a dons dwarf wax myrtle instead. Weeded the blue bird perennials garden.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Weeding

Weeded the one of everything garden. Dug up a dead Helleri and an ailing one from the turret front garden. Trimmed the shrubs in the one of everything garden.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Planting and transplanting

Moved Panicum Dallas Blues, Shenandoah, and ruby to the ornamental grasses border, along with a piece of love grass and karley rose pennisetum and pennisetum piglet. Planted datisca and asparagus in the pool lawn border as well as queen mum agapanthus and dark blue agapanthus. Moved sparkling burgundy eucomis to the pool lawn border too. Moved tango weigela to helipad and tiers and hibiscus to the corner near the swamp cypress. Planted white mischief salvia near the octagonal perennial garden and planted the blue blueberry in the octagonal perennial garden. Removed all the mulch from the octagonal perennial garden to replace it with pinestraw. Moved silver dollar hydrangea to the pool lawn border.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Planting

Planted black sempervivum and jade rose sempervivum, kahori dianthus, chocolate box sedum, Heath aster, Ryan's yellow mum, mum from Betsy, variegated salvia, variegated lantana in the five trees garden. Planted tradescantia sillamontana in the pool lawn border. Moved box honeysuckle from the one of everything garden to the five trees garden.

Monday, April 08, 2013

Planting and transplanting

I got many of the plants out of the conservatory. I planted the Morgan Arborvitae in the new front raised bed, along with Oxalis crassipes Rosea. I moved Indigofera Rose Carpet to the Front Foundation Hedge and Bumblebee Abelia to the front raised bed. I dug up some of the Acorus in the One of Everything garden and planted it by the fountain in the pool garden. I potted up the Spirited Chamaecyparis because it was doing badly. I moved the Heavy Metal Panicum to the Ornamental Grasses Border. I planted Ilex Solar Flare in the One Of Everything garden. I moved the Crinums from the In Between Garden to the raised bed Pool Lawn Border.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Planting and transplanting

Moved the Ilex buergeri to the berm and the Magnolia insignis to the side of the conservatory. Dug up and cut off the dead parts of the Shishigashira Maple and potted it up. Moved a Knockout Rose to where the maple had been. Moved Betsy's Crinum inside the pool fence.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Planting and clean up

Planted Euscaphis japonica behind the conservatory and transplanted Rostrinucula to the side of the conservatory. Weeded the turret front garden, behind the conservatory. Pine strawed behind the conservatory. Cut down Arundo donax from last year plus a couple of hibiscus. Pruned Golden Curls Willow. Pruned Chantilly Lace Hydrangea. Planted Picea abies Little Gem in a raised pot by the helipad. Put soil under the loropetalums under the front windows for planting.

Monday, April 01, 2013

Pool garden path

Reset the cobbles for the back garden path. Weeded the helipad and tiers yesterday and today. Fertilized the plants in that garden. Dug up the fragrant spreader rose. Planted cape fuchsia in the octagonal perennial bed as well as blue haze euphorbia.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Winter jobs

Over the winter I created two new raised beds and dug up the grass beneath them, one in front and the other in the pool lawn. Had fifteen yards of soil delivered. Planted the evergreen dogwood, variegated cinnamomum, starry pillar camellia, greens blues camellia, yucca, deodara cedar, juniper procumbens nana and variegated taxus in the new front bed. Dug up all the purple verbena in the five trees garden, replanted six, also planted frosty chrysanthemum. Made a bog garden in the triangle island garden, planted more big blue liriope there, moved the two sarracenias there and the corkscrew rush. Moved micron yaupon holly there too.