Northeast Gardening: SUMMER 2013 #2, 1 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
All the pictures are great!

I also use my iPad mini exclusively, and find it easy to expand slightly to read the small text. I also upped my font size in Preferences to 15, which helped everything else.

I've been very busy adding to my irrigation system, finally getting the lower level set up and fixing what was deficient in other areas. I used soakers around shrubs and established plantings, but prefer sprayers on new plantings to be sure there are no dry spots where baby roots might go thirsty. Marilyn, that bed that was the 'poor relation' finally got a little attention. Next time you come I hope it's up to par with the others!

I also suddenly became the recipient of great riches of irises of all kinds from two different sources- mainly TBI's and Japanese, with a bonus of Spuria and Louisiana (Thank you Mittsy!). Yum! But lots to think about. So they're all in pots, safely ensconced near irrigation to wait out the heat wave we're having before they go into their new homes.

The daylilies are coming into their own. Our stone man is away until after next week, by the they should be in full bloom in the back bed and he'll be able to see why the cairn is too short, lol.