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Weekend pix: Daylilies
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Weekend pix: Dogs
Midday and the heat wasn’t too bad. The four of us took a few minutes on the patio.
Well Jade took her perch on the mulch nearby to get a better view of her territory.
Water trees and shrubs, not lawn
That’s the message of an article, Rx for landscape woes: Water trees and shrubs, not lawn, I posted today on the Cornell Horticulture blog.
Almost goes without saying, but here in areas of the Northeast that are suffering through record heat and in some cases less than half of normal precipitation (and much of that in big storms that mostly runoff), you can let the lawn go dormant and it will usually bounce back.
But for trees and shrubs — especially those that are just getting established — this can be a life-threatening situation. Even if woody plants have shed their leaves, you can water them now and they may refoliate. After two weeks, they’ve made up for the extra effort of putting out another set of leaves and are storing up energy for winter or future growth.
Minns Garden up close
I love having the historic Minns Garden right outside the building where I work. It’s got great bones. But I’ll admit that there are so many things going on in there that my eyes glaze over when I walk by or through. I needed a break from a Saturday morning session in the office today. So I decided to make the most of it and take a closer look.
Redneck gardening tips
I’m not sure I should admit that I watched these. Apologies to my friends south of the Mason-Dixon line. (These don’t lend credibility to some of his other views.)