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FALL PREP

Today was the day to clean up the courtyard.

Trimmed the hibiscus back so that they are not so leggy and so they begin to bloom again. They only blossom on new stems. Not severely, just enough.

The lantana was so thick. I had to cut it back as it was engulfing a plant table. Same in back.

We all went to Lowes and got some nice, larger cactus plants to replace the 6 or 7 which have not made it through the summer. It is tough for them in pots. In a way, they want a hard life but not too hard. It is difficult to gauge.

My favorite is the desert rose (inset) which was already blooming. A bit of risk, buying a plant in bloom, but it is worth it.

Some of the Palo Verde needed to be trimmed up. The tree. And the suckers at the base of the California Oleander had to be removed.

I have thought about doing this for maybe three weeks. Far more time than it took to do it.

It is done.

Soon we will have a resurgence of growth and many blossoms.

Labels: gardening