Oddity/More Work On The Front Slope
Above: after extensive chopping, an oddity
The gauge there on the wall in the bottom of the photograph is quite unattractive for so visible a spot. A few years ago I put a Euphorbia tirucalli in a pot just in front of the gauge as temporary camouflage. That worked well for several years, until the Euphorbia sent a root out of the pot and into the ground. Swift growth ensued. The Euphorbia got tall and wide and shattered the pot. Yes, the roots did that, (and yes, what a ridiculously small pot for an 8' tall plant):
Should I leave it like that, a chopped oddity? There's a Ligustrum in the neighborhood trimmed in a similar fashion: Uh...so, no. The top three feet could be chopped off and stuck it in a different pot for a while. Maybe. I'll see.
More work on the front slope. It looks so much more more shrubby than it used to--the oak tree, the 'Dynamite' Crape Myrtles have grown, the Leucophyllum, the Leucospermums, the Leucadendrons...but there is still p…
The gauge there on the wall in the bottom of the photograph is quite unattractive for so visible a spot. A few years ago I put a Euphorbia tirucalli in a pot just in front of the gauge as temporary camouflage. That worked well for several years, until the Euphorbia sent a root out of the pot and into the ground. Swift growth ensued. The Euphorbia got tall and wide and shattered the pot. Yes, the roots did that, (and yes, what a ridiculously small pot for an 8' tall plant):
Should I leave it like that, a chopped oddity? There's a Ligustrum in the neighborhood trimmed in a similar fashion: Uh...so, no. The top three feet could be chopped off and stuck it in a different pot for a while. Maybe. I'll see.
More work on the front slope. It looks so much more more shrubby than it used to--the oak tree, the 'Dynamite' Crape Myrtles have grown, the Leucophyllum, the Leucospermums, the Leucadendrons...but there is still p…
