Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yarden maintenance May into June, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Happy--

I cannot put anything new in this bed--as it is impossible to dig in there.
That is why I call it my "YUK" bed. It is totally matted with maple roots and a bit deeper down--
with really larger rots...

You all are offering me these wonderful ideas of vines and such---but if you came here
and had to dig ONE hole for ONE plant--you would be exhausted and drenched in sweat.
You will have, also, spent much of your energy hand-yanking out tree-roots before you could do anything else.

Sometimes I don't think any of you believe me when I tell you how harsh the conditions are in this bed......
If I ever needed to dig it up for real--I would have to rent a small back-hoe.

Then I would worry how much it would affect the Maple tree that also shades my back yard so nicely.
Ten degrees difference in temps. as soon as you walk around back.

I would not ever touch my side of this fence--as it is not mine. It is theirs. NO staining! No plant hangers.

As it is--I will have to dig out my old Rosemary bush from this bed to make room for a plant I got at the Swap.
I am too brain dead this late to remember the name of it. Going to bed as soon as I finish writing this....

Everyone-------Look at all the bloom buds on my Epi!!!!!!