Thursday, May 31, 2012

Last day of May

It is hard to believe that tomorrow will be June already.  The day dawned with a misty drizzle which cleared for short periods.

After the usual morning chores I put some washing on and went outside to do some clearing.  I cut back  a hydrangea and then cleared some ladder fern.  The ladder fern was growing at the top of the stone wall when we bought the property and I am finally getting around to cutting it right back.  O.K. I know it will regrow but it will, hopefully take a few years to reach its current  proportions.

I remove a small amount each week, mainly because of disposal.

I have also been looking at the Yukka near the bathroom window.  On looking back I see it is a year since I transplanted the smaller shoots to make a hedge at the bottom of the garden.  Well, the original plant is starting to tower over the house and I was thinking of removing it but wondering why it hadn't flowered.  Today I looked more closely and can just see a bud emerging so, once it has flowered the largest trunk can be removed.  There are lots of new shoots around the base.


 The above photos show the ladder fern that I am cutting back.  I am hoping that it will be somewhat under control after this.  I have been working on it for several weeks now.  About half a wheelie bin at a time.


This is the yukka that is now taller than the house and in the bottom picture you can just see what I assume is a bud.

This was the yukka a year ago.  A much better size

6 comments:

  1. We were at the beach the other day and there was a bank of Yucca, some had flowers that had finished, others nearly in bloom,Does yours have those large creamy ones? I had no idea they grew so tall, maybe your climate suits them much better than here.Cheers from jean.

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    1. Jean: I don't know about the flowers we have been here three years and this will be the first flower. I hadn't expected it to grow quite this big. Disposing of it will be the next problem.

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  2. It's such fun to see the very different plants you have to deal with in your garden, Susan. Sadly the sun has disappeared in the UK and the temperature dropped from 20C+ to around 10 overnight, with the Jubilee weekend about to start. Sigh...

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    1. Perpetua: re your comment on my earlier post I had noticed that you had a sibling blogger. I actually went to you via Golgenoldenlady. "Deal with" is the right expression.

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  3. The yucca flower is gorgeous in bloom. Sue you look as if you've got your work cut out with that fern. Looks a lotta hard work

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    1. Molly: Yes it is hard work - it is not only the disposal that has made me do this over a period of time but the fact that I get quite exhausted as the plants are hard to remove.

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