On Tuesdays, Alison (Bonney Lassie) encourages us to show parts of our garden that are not so lovely. After our recent snowmageddon event (15 inches of wet snow over the course of a couple of days and nights) it's easy to point the camera in any direction and find such areas.
The former mimosa tree that fell in the storm. I'm thinking about what to do with all that wood. It would be a shame to just throw it away.
The stump easily came out of the ground. Looks like a tiny bit of live wood was holding the tree up and it's amazing that it was standing at all. Here it is turned upside down. I'm thinking of a hybrid stumpery/fern table/shady bed idea might work there.
I lost count at 20 bamboo culms that snapped off in the snow. This picture was taken in the morning and by afternoon the area was piled shoulder-high with bamboo.
The path through the pot ghetto still has snow piled too high (having fallen from the roof of the greenhouse) to use the closer access to the alley so debris had to be schlepped out the side gate and around the yard the long way. Fun.
Another morning shot. As dusk fell, bamboo was piled to the top of the garage door. Anyone need some bamboo poles? They disappear fairly quickly back there but the bin just keeps filling up.
I'll be attending a preview of the gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival today. Seeing some pristine fantasy gardens will offer motivation to get more work done in my owngarden disaster area. Don't forget, the NFGF opens tomorrow and I'll post some images from the preview to tempt you to go. So, what's looking hideous in your garden this week?
The former mimosa tree that fell in the storm. I'm thinking about what to do with all that wood. It would be a shame to just throw it away.
The stump easily came out of the ground. Looks like a tiny bit of live wood was holding the tree up and it's amazing that it was standing at all. Here it is turned upside down. I'm thinking of a hybrid stumpery/fern table/shady bed idea might work there.
I lost count at 20 bamboo culms that snapped off in the snow. This picture was taken in the morning and by afternoon the area was piled shoulder-high with bamboo.
The path through the pot ghetto still has snow piled too high (having fallen from the roof of the greenhouse) to use the closer access to the alley so debris had to be schlepped out the side gate and around the yard the long way. Fun.
Another morning shot. As dusk fell, bamboo was piled to the top of the garage door. Anyone need some bamboo poles? They disappear fairly quickly back there but the bin just keeps filling up.
Most of the hellebores are starting to pop back up but this fellow is having a tough time of it.
I'll be attending a preview of the gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival today. Seeing some pristine fantasy gardens will offer motivation to get more work done in my own
