Northeast Gardening: The Long View 2009 - 2, 1 by Noreaster

Noreaster wrote:
Wow, Patti, your property is really amazing. And your lawn looks ten times better than mine!

My yard and garden is pretty small, too. And although I do sometimes wish for more space, I occasionally get overwhelmed just taking care of what I have, so it's probably for the best. I do know that I will have to thin out my hosta collection in a few years, though. They seem to be happily growing away, with no sign of stopping.

Patti, I think I probably could have moved that Evergreen back when I first unburied it (it and the entire rock ledge was completely buried in weeds and small trees.) I didn't even know that rock was there until I started ripping stuff out. Unfortunately, the evergreen got a lot happier once the other stuff was gone and has about doubled in the four years since then. I would also imagine the roots are seriously entwined with the rocks that are under that bed. It's just in rotten place, right behind the birch tree if you look at the bed from straight on, and is much too big for my liking. It bugs me so much.

Here is the same area from four years ago. You can see the evergreen was much smaller, next to the birch.