Garden Report — Sept 1

A cou­ple more notes from the garden.

The nico­tiana in the bird bath bed con­tin­ues to thrive. This dark pur­ple vari­ety can real­ly soak up the sun.

dark purple and smells lovely
dark pur­ple and smells lovely

The last man stand­ing in the library bed has been moved to a new home on the oth­er side of the front door. Once the roundup has done it’s job the library bed will be turned over and mulched for the win­ter. It will be replant­ed int he spring.

the last man standing gets a new place to stand
the last man stand­ing gets a new place to stand

The mound­ing cypress has done so well that it will need a bit of a trim lat­er this fall. I’ll also have to do some­thing about the bad­ly bro­ken witch hazel seen peek­ing out from behind it.

Sungold Thread-Branch Cypress: Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera 'Sungold'
mound­ing cypress 

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Lara Harriger