Accessible Gardening: #21 Practical Matters for Phsically Challenged Gardeners, 1 by carrielamont

carrielamont wrote:
I (for one) am doing great. I got my hair cut, which is always good. Ray planted roses while I was gone.

There is a vine called Porcelain Berry Vine which we did not plant. People in Plant Files report it being scenic and easy. It showed up in our yard probably 10-15 years ago. We used to pull some up every year. But while we were in Texas, it just grew and grew and grew. It almost totally ate the dogwood tree we planted in 2012, In our yard it is out of control. Ever since Oct. 2014, we have been digging up this vine. This summer, it has been one of Ray's main occupations,

Here he is with today's section of root. It is as thick as my thumb! I took a whole bunch of pictures with my thumb in them, in fact, by mistake.

This message was edited Aug 2, 2016 3:42 PM