What a drag:
My poor Podocarpus 'Icee Blue' had very little root system for a 10' tree. The soil in the area is loose, rich, and bone-dry, so digging it out took time but was not difficult. I pulled the tree down to drag the poor thing to a new home.
New Spot for Podocarpus:
I hope it survives, but no telling. There's a bit of brand-new tender growth right at the top of the tree. This new baby growth will indicate condition.
New growth tips:
If it droops and dies: uh-oh. If it perks up and remains so...then there is hope. I soaked the root system and will soak it daily for a while and see what happens.
Now there's a good tree-free space for the pond filtration upgrade:
Dragging fly?
The weather has cooled down, so undamaged flowers have re-appeared. I tried to recover from moving a tree by walking (very slowly) around the garden.
It's getting late in the season for Hemerocallis, but 'Daring Dilemma' is a prolific bloomer well into October:
I actually took the trouble to deadhead 'Secret Garden Musk Climber' about three weeks ago and it responded with quite an excellent flush. Very rapid repeat on this climber.
Here's a trio:
This summer's usual suspects. You are probably tired of seeing them--I've taken so many pictures. Always gorgeous--I can't help myself, and it's my blog.
'Jubilee Celebration', ever-reliable:
'Windermere', looking as ravishing as a Peony. This rose photographs so much better than it grows. The plant is tall and gangly, the flowers last only two days, but oh is it photogenic:
It was 'Tamora's best summer ever, her tenth here. Never without at least several clusters of gorgeous flowers.
'Tamora':
I retreated to my chair under the pergola to rest, and forgot to take a picture of the tree. Tomorrow.
Update: picture from this morning--no wilting so far--lucky timing: three days of cool drizzle ahead:
My poor Podocarpus 'Icee Blue' had very little root system for a 10' tree. The soil in the area is loose, rich, and bone-dry, so digging it out took time but was not difficult. I pulled the tree down to drag the poor thing to a new home.
New Spot for Podocarpus:
I hope it survives, but no telling. There's a bit of brand-new tender growth right at the top of the tree. This new baby growth will indicate condition.
New growth tips:
If it droops and dies: uh-oh. If it perks up and remains so...then there is hope. I soaked the root system and will soak it daily for a while and see what happens.
Now there's a good tree-free space for the pond filtration upgrade:
Dragging fly?
The weather has cooled down, so undamaged flowers have re-appeared. I tried to recover from moving a tree by walking (very slowly) around the garden.
It's getting late in the season for Hemerocallis, but 'Daring Dilemma' is a prolific bloomer well into October:
I actually took the trouble to deadhead 'Secret Garden Musk Climber' about three weeks ago and it responded with quite an excellent flush. Very rapid repeat on this climber.
Here's a trio:
This summer's usual suspects. You are probably tired of seeing them--I've taken so many pictures. Always gorgeous--I can't help myself, and it's my blog.
'Jubilee Celebration', ever-reliable:
'Windermere', looking as ravishing as a Peony. This rose photographs so much better than it grows. The plant is tall and gangly, the flowers last only two days, but oh is it photogenic:
It was 'Tamora's best summer ever, her tenth here. Never without at least several clusters of gorgeous flowers.
'Tamora':
I retreated to my chair under the pergola to rest, and forgot to take a picture of the tree. Tomorrow.
Update: picture from this morning--no wilting so far--lucky timing: three days of cool drizzle ahead:
Fingers crossed that gorgeous podo likes the new spot. Just yesterday I read the fine print on my Google Reader which says they are no longer providing the update feature, so I'm missing new posts on your blog and a bunch of others. Google says the feature wasn't used much. Are they kidding?
ReplyDeleteThe fall roses are fantastic. Wasn't that rain wonderful?
Yes the rain was wonderful--isn't it always? I collected a barrel of it and gave most of that to the Podocarpus. I continue to hope--but heat is on the way again...
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