April 11th, 12th, and 13th
Weekend Practical @ AM Cuddy Garden in Strathroy with
Jordan, Corey and Jessica S.
If this past weekend was any indication I think it is now
safe to say that spring is here!
Friday started off chilly as we walked the gardens and
received our maintenance duties from Lucas. As a group we decided to first lay
the mulch in the Louise Weekes Hosta Garden because not only was there a giant
pile of fresh beautiful mulch in front of the hoop house but the task would go
much quicker if we worked together to get it done before the sun came out to
play. The task took longer than I think we all expected but the results were
amazing.
After lunch we moved onto pruning, we removed some lower
branches on an Austrian Pine (Pinus
nigra) which has a case of Diplodia, not unusual at all for this tree but
it was important to sanitize our tools afterwards to prevent the spread of the
disease.
As we continued to prune back some shrubs, which included a
Yew and a Viburnum, Lucas brought the chipper out to clean up all the sticks
and branches.
Saturday started off chilly as well but we were in high in
spirits and in energy as we once again slugged wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of
the old mulch to cover the grass debris underneath the evergreens lining the
Louise Weekes Hosta Garden. Saturday afternoon was beautiful, sunny and a high
of 17°C, we tried to stay in the shade by working on the parking lot garden,
removing garbage and cutting back surrounding plants.
Sunday was cold to start but soon became rather humid with
some light rain. We did a lot of cleaning and touch up work from our previous
mulching. The heavy rain from Saturday night made a mess of our nice path but
was easily fixed. Some additional pruning had to be done in the parking lot bed
and has been cleaned up nicely. The afternoon was spent putting a nice edge on
a couple garden beds and trying to clean up the parking lot despite the strong
winds.
In Bloom @ Cuddy’s – April 11th,
12th and 13th
Botanical Name: Chionodoxa
luciliae ‘Pink Spangles’
Common Name: Glory of the Snow
Family: Asparagaceae
Type: Bulb
Native to: Western Turkey
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Height: 6”
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring
Foliage Description: 2 to 3 narrow, strap-like leaves
Bloom Description: 6-petaled, star shaped cluster of
flowers top leafless stalks
Sun: Full
Sun to Part Shade
Maintenance: Low
Uses: Naturalize
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