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xan

xan's Woodland garden

Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Combination I'm Organic!

New bed between SoPo and Serpentine, meant to be bird-friendly. Small trees, shrubs, grass, and we’ll get Bill bird feeders for Father’s Day this year.

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Plantings

  • Tulips- "Dordogne" under gate Day 43

    Tulips- "Dordogne" under gate

    Tulipa

    Sown on 26 Sep 09

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  • Tulips- "Fringed Elegance" New Patio Day 43

    Tulips- "Fringed Elegance" New Patio

    Tulipa

    Sown on 26 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
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  • Log bench Day 55

    Log bench

    Pyrus calleryana

    Sown on 14 Sep 09 Built from pear tree logs

    • 0 journals
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  • Spinach, Bloomsdale, broadcast Day 78

    Spinach, Bloomsdale, broadcast

    Spinacia oleracea

    Sown on 22 Aug 09

    • 1 journals
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  • Cabbage- Stonehead Day 105

    Cabbage- Stonehead

    Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)

    Sown on 26 Jul 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Creeping phlox Day 198

    Creeping phlox

    Phlox stolonifera

    Transplanted on 24 Apr 09 Moved from under the downspout. With any luck ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Fescue from pot Day 204

    Fescue from pot

    Festuca ovina glauca

    Sown on 18 Apr 09

    • 4 journals
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  • Hydrangea Day 212

    Hydrangea

    Established on 10 Apr 09

    • 0 journals
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  • Magnolia Day 243

    Magnolia

    Magnolia

    Purchased on 10 Mar 09

    • 4 journals
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  • Rock Soapwort Day 246

    Rock Soapwort

    Saponaria ocymoides

    Sown on 07 Mar 09 Ferry Morse "Guaranteed to Grow" (heh heh). N...

    • 7 journals
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  • Amsonia hubrichtii-blue star Day 267

    Amsonia hubrichtii-blue star

    Amsonia hubrichtii

    Sown on 14 Feb 09 4-8 weeks cold to help germination. WS failure...

    • 5 journals
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  • Fescue Day 267

    Fescue

    Sown on 14 Feb 09 Terrible germination. Ended up with just 3 tin...

    • 5 journals
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  • Chrsanthemum, fall colors Day 394

    Chrsanthemum, fall colors

    Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium

    Sown on 10 Oct 08 Purple, magenta, orange

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  • Tulips- "Indian Summer" (area 4) Day 394

    Tulips- "Indian Summer" (area 4)

    Tulipa

    Sown on 10 Oct 08 Dug out 6/21. Move these behind the glads on t...

    • 2 journals
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  • Tulips- "Salmon Pearl" (Woodland) Day 394

    Tulips- "Salmon Pearl" (Woodland)

    Tulipa

    Sown on 10 Oct 08 On SoPo side of the old walk at the fence end.

    • 1 journals
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  • Tulips- "Easter Moon" (Woodland) Day 394

    Tulips- "Easter Moon" (Woodland)

    Tulipa

    Sown on 10 Oct 08 * In the new edge by the old path

    • 4 journals
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  • Boltonia "Snowbank" Day 397

    Boltonia "Snowbank"

    Boltonia asteroides var. asteroides

    Sown on 07 Oct 08 When I unpotted this, there was a second plant ...

    • 3 journals
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    • Happy

  • Iris- woodland path

    Iris- woodland path

    Established on 07 Sep 08 Moved and/or divided when I redid the bed after...

    • 3 journals
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  • Catmint, maybe (thought it was Salvia)

    Catmint, maybe (thought it was Salvia)

    Nepeta subsessilis

    Sown in Apr 2008 From my neighbor's murdered garden. See Perenn...

    • 8 journals
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    • Unhappy

  • Russian sage

    Russian sage

    Perovskia atriplicifolia

    Sown in 2006 Moved 1 of 4 from Savory.

    • 1 journals
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