Propagation: Plant Propagation part XXXIII based on my own experience, 1 by WormsLovSharon

WormsLovSharon wrote:
Jnette, we do not have termites in houses here but they have been found in wood piled next to homes. VA requires a termite inspection on every home. Only ocassionaly would we find termites but mold is the big problem here in Nevada. Go figure, no humidity but black mold loves the desert. All homes are now required to be inspected for black mold. A few years before I retired an escrow canceled because the house had so much mold it was not feasible to get rid of it. The owner, an appraiser, wanted another report. I told him no way and he tried it through another mortgage but the State keeps track of all mold inspections and stopped the new one. "Buyer Beware".

March is a hard month for me because that is the month I rehab from the winter. I spent the majority of yesterday removing large clumps of clover in my dicondra. I have clover and dicondra in the lower part of the small front lawn and above the very large pieces of slate, that I use as stepping stones, I have dicondra only. Well I was suppose to be working on the baskets and kept telling myself that but my OCC, ADHD was in control. I spent about 4 hours but oh my does it look better. The area currently is looking very clean but bare. I took apart each clump of clover and separated out the dicondra and then transplanted the dicondra back. I got one basket about 3/4 finished, which is a very large one I purchased from Kinsman years ago. I suddenly just about fell and I knew the reason being I was very tired. My worker was in the back West landscape installing root barriers. This next week I will replant the cannas. They are so invasive, they crowed out my daylilies and irises. I have another area of irises and daylilies. That is a good thing because these are getting replanted very late. They are alive but probably will not bloom this year.

The attached photo is from the emporium at the Belliago. A friend went there last week. Now it is on my list. They change it completely out every 3 months. They throw everything away. They used to give it away but the local nurseries complained. The have their own greenhouses. I actually thought about going to work there when i retired but then I found out the gardening staff works from midnight until 7am. Not my style.


When I go down I will find out what plants are used. And I will take more photos. Like the Rose Bowl Parade, everything is made from plant materials. Painter's pallet is probably seeds. Enjoy. Sharon.