It has been a tough winter for getting out and working in the yard. Last snow was again on April 15th. Friends gardens have definitely suffered. Fortunately the worst damage was to a lone mahonia in the back yard. ‘Charity’ lost the bulk of it’s branches and sort of looks like a clipped poodle at the moment. It wasn’t exactly my favorite plant, sort of a payoff from the landscaping company for not being able to find the ‘Arthur Menzies’ I wanted. (which, by the way, lost a few branches but otherwise held up very well)
The sole damage was self induced. @#$! is all I can say. I put too much iron sulfate on the creeping thyme while attempting to kill the moss. I killed everything. Instead of trying to repair the bed this year, I’m going to put down newspaper mulch to keep the weeds down, and then next spring bring in a power rake to clean up the debris. I’ll bring in some new topsoil and then replant the creeping thyme. It will be ugly this year, but I can then tend to the rest of the yard which needs some serious clean up.
