Rain!!

 Finally!! 

A day of rest and getting caught

up here with what we have been

working on.  Yea!!

Putting Away The Collection

 That time of year to move the collection

to a safe area.  I first move the smaller 

ones as they take up the lower areas.

I remove the leaves and put them away.

This year we allowed several brugs to

just do the healing due to be put out 

in the spring and then we got the 

freezing temps.  

When is it time to bring them in?

I go by the fact that there is no 

pollen on the anthers.  I find that

the bees do visit but there is nothing

for them.  What to watch for, the 

temps drop into the 40s at night.

You want to do so between flushes

of blooms.  One needs to be careful

to not knock off the buds or seedpods

when stripping off the leaves.

When moving them in I cut the 

dead areas away.   I will evaluate 

come next spring if some can be 

saved or not.  Over the winter

they should grow new and I'll be 

able to get cuttings if need be.

I have been asked why strip off the leaves

and I'll say this, less mess is best when

you keep them like we do.  Leaves do

grow back so you will have to remove

monthly to keep them from just taking

over.

As you can see there is no room to walk around.

We utilize space the best we can and this year

we aren't going to be stacking pots.  The shelves

will hold the hanging pots and the over flow will

be placed on the floor under the shelves.  When

that area is full then we have the lower PVC pipe

to have them on.

We have placed the two half barrel stands

to the south end of the Brug House where

we have put the smaller ones to contain

them so they can be watched instead of 

being tucked between larger pots and then

hoping for the best.

Years of watching for cooler spots in the

BH, I have learned which brug can take 

the cooler temps so they go into those 

areas.  The ones that can't get the areas

closer to the heater.  We do have cameras

in each Greenhouse to help monitor beside

the thermometer for warmth.  Plus each 

GH has it's own rainbarrel that helps keep

the heat in, in case of a power outage.

The last Brugmansia to go in is 

B. Shorty's Variegated which sat in 

the large cement planter out front by

the driveway and walkway.  This year

the mom plant was to large to go there 

so we put her daughter up there due to

her size.  Well she loved the spot and 

we watched her take off.  She our grew

her mom plant!!  Here is how she is 

removed.

First we have to dig her out of the 

large cement pot.  You will see she

is in a 5 gallon pot sunk into a 5

gallon Pickler bucket for easier 

moving.  This year it took two of

us to puller her out.  In the large 

cement pot is also a 5 gallon pot 

turned  upside down so that the

pickle bucket will sit on that and

dirt filled in around it.

As you can see she grew a lot and her 

spreading outward will make it a task

to get her in the greenhouse.  This year

we place some of the special ones in the 

GH not the BH.  

Next step is stripping off the leaves and

removing the green worms that have found

her desirable!  

Now that the leaves and worms are gone

it's time to assess if she will fit in the GH.

Nope, so I took a flat of cuttings off her so

she will fit. I had to spend an hour in the 

GH to rearrange it.

Here is a photo the night before she was 

moved in.

More to come.

Our Gardens Are Closed For The Season!!

 It's time to close for the season and getting

cuttings and start cutting back the yard.  We 

will be busy!!  

Thank you to those that have stopped by

and admired our gardens.  

9/24/2022---Today Was Brugmansia House Setup!!

After an hour of pushing and pulling the 

piece of roof plastic we got it up!  Next is 

making sure the door opening was in the 

right place.  The sides were even and the 

back was tucked in the right place. 

Next was adding the door extra cover to 

make sure there is no draft.

Then to tape the plastic in place, tucking

in the corners and taping them.  This will 

hold until we get the tarp over it to tie 

down.

Next was put in the new heavy duty 

electrical box to make sure all the 

lights, fan and heater will be supported 

with a surge protector.   Next is to add

the plants!  

A look into the Brug House before

they get put away.  Northeast corner

Northwest corner

South West Corner

South East Corner

A look into the Greenhouse after a couple

days of putting some of the plants in here 

for safe keeping.

Once they are full no one is allowed inside!!

 

Perennial and Tropical Hibiscus Are Open!!

 

PH Lady Baltimore new 2022

PH Plum Crazy

PH Berry Awesome

Luna Collection

PH Plum Crazy

PH Luna Deep Red

Thank You for Visiting

It's time to focus on the garden so I'll

disappear for a while to get the collection

put away.  Hope you enjoy the back issues

on my madness in the garden to create and

deal with issues of trying to keep our gardens

looking nice!   Yes, surrounding neighbors

can become a problem for others when they

have a garden like ours.  As an attorney stated

to us, you don't have a common Clark County

yard, you have created something like you 

would find in a well know garden.  It sure can

tell the love for nature and it's just breath taking.

I can't believe all you have to deal with and

still keep them enjoyable.  

I remember my grannie saying remember to 

keep your place like you would love if the 

Queen were to stop in.    I love the green 

with the brown around us.  Environment is

really important!!  

More when I can take a breath.

Stop and smell the flowers!! 

Overwhelming Year In The Garden

 

My DH just stood in the front yard and stated

he was overwhelmed at what he saw!  How do

you keep it all looking so nice?   This time of

year thing start to go south!   It's time to take

care and get the plants ready for being cut back

and ready for winter.  No more fertilizer!!  Let

them rest!!  

Now is the time to start moving plants that need

to be put in a different spot.  Divide plants and 

clean up is important!!    I started stripping and 

thinning out the nanas.  Next is stripping the rose

leaves and making sure there is no leave left on the

soil.  

Time to get the greenhouses ready!!  

Closing Date 9/15/2022  Open by appointments only

until 9/25/2022, please remember we are a working 

garden.  

9/9/2022 High Winds

Again our yard is trashed!!   I cleaned up what

I could last night but there is more to do today!   

Just what I needed!! So far 4 mulched bags 

have been removed!

9/11/2022

2 and 1/2 more bags removed.

 9/17/2022

We spent our Sat. cleaning up around the carport

where the classic sits.  We took 32 gallons of 

evergreen junk from this area.  I went in after

DH had cleaned what he could and took 3 full 

bags up from the carport to the front driveway.

9/18/2022

Sunday I had to cleanup the area to the north

fence line, from one bed I took up a full pickle

bucket of needles, pine cones, seeds and bark.

I have the strawberry bed to do next when I have

some spare time. 

HighLights From Today's Garden!!