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Return of the Aliens

I managed to spend a couple of hours on the most beautiful day ever weeding in front. The good new is the tiny oak trees I removed are still gone, and everything else is better for it. But if I did nothing in front, it would be periwinkle, chasmathium, and oak trees. Nothing else.

With the extreme dry weather we are having, the Senecio aureus has mostly died back, hopefully just gone underground. But that allowed me to see all of the periwinkle that has moved in. I got stuff from around the bird feeder and back to the edge of the drop off. I also tried to remove all the chasmathium, by the roots, up to the crest. Below that, I trimmed it cutting off the seed stalks.

Liriope has also made inroads, and there were occasional spots of English ivy. And some poison ivy.

I filled a bag, and the difference is quite visible. It would be great if I can do a bag a weekend from here on out.


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Best time of year

Not living up to all of my responsibilities, but the low maintenance plants keep going.






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Deforestation

I made a pass along the front street and pulled and cut oak trees and chasmathium. Found poison ivy on Paul's side of stone steps. Can't spray right now because it starting raining.













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Exhausted

I did some stuff this weekend, stuff that really needed doing, but I feel I'm farther than ever from having the place fixed up.

Basically, I cleaned up the front yard, and FINALLY mowed it. I'm not sure if I ever mowed it last year even once. I raked, and I pulled myrtle out, and I cut off the tops of an entire oak forest.

The reason I feel like I'm farther than ever is the ivy and myrtle have run rampant and so have my aggressive natives. I feel the front is looking worse than ever. There is so much still to do.

I also hand-pulled weeds in the back lawn, and Clara helped me mow it.

The only thing I planted was ginger by the dutchman's pipe-vine. I bought some stuff at farmers market, but it's not planted yet. Neither is most of the stuff from Behnkes last week (or was it two weeks ago?).

Further behind and sinking fast.

It stays cool out.

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