Happy Holidays!!

 

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Still climbing this evening!!  

Thank you all for visiting!! 

Our Wisteria!

 There has been some chat with the 

photo that I posted on FB of our 

Wisteria Black Dragon.   

This tree and another called Amethyst Falls

were purchased at the same time from

the local WalMart some 15 years ago.

We had them in the back with the Wisteria

Amethyst Fall Vine we got from a couple

in Camas that could no longer keep it 

under control.  Our friends called and asked

if I would come out and dig it up.  We put 

in on the 4 foot chainlink fence on the north

property line.   It lived there until we remove

it and put in the PVC fence.  It's been in a

pot for many years.  My hopes it to plant 

it this winter in a permanent home.

We had the two wisteria treen in the back

in huge pots until we lost the huge tree

out front so with it going the Wisteria

trees got placed out front.  Where they 

have been for over 10 years.  We have

issues with the Amethyst Falls on wanting

to lay down, it's gets some 5 foot bloom

stalks and she is loaded each year.  This 

year we got a few seed pods.   

The trees I purchased were they say a couple

years old.  It took then a few years in the pot

before they bloomed but very few blooms.

They really took off in the front yard and have

been really impressive for the past few years.

This year we stayed away from the trees due

to the bee population!!   You could watch them

go from blooms to blooms, back and forth!

  

It is my understanding these can get about 30

feet tall by 20 feet wide.  So if you want to keep

them under control you will have to hard prune 

them.   These are good in Zones 6 to 9 only so they

say but I would think if it's in a protective area

and a warmer micro climate one could survive.

Very easy to grow and the care should be easy if

they are small.  Unlike the vines that go every

where and a pain to control.

4 years ago I decided to take cuttings and earlier

this year sold the first of the cuttings which were

Amethyst Falls.

I have this issue that I don't sell until they bloom

so the lady that was here first bought then all

and she wanted more!!  

Here is what I'm currently sitting on.  These are cuttings

in one gallon pots that I'll be bumping up into larger pots

this winter when they shed their leaves.    I'll add a current 

photo when I can get out back.  This photo was taken 

this spring after I put down mulch.  

They tolerate clay soil, deciduous, deer resistant,

love rich soils, pollinator friendly, sun or partial

shade with regular watering.

So we are looking at at least 4 to 5 years to have

a nice tree.  I don't recommend them being grown

in pots at all, so get it into the ground!  If dug up

remember to get all the roots or you will have

babies coming up in the spot where the trees were.

I didn't find a patient on either tree that we purchased.

Do a search online for them.

The photo above of the wisteria was early spring

and they have not bloomed.  In Jan I hope to dig them

up as they are now dormant, shape them up and put 

them in 2 gallon pots.  I will not sell until they bloom.

I do have a few seeds from the W. Amethyst Falls.

The bees went to town on this one but the squirrels

bet me to some of the seeds.

What The Heck!!

Another day of skyrocket counts!!  

Didn't know we were that popular nor

that interesting?    Just crazy.  Over

250 views???

11/12/2021 Greenhouse Blooms

 Ya know every once and a while when 

you open the doors the fragrance is really

strong and when you go in one finds a 

lot of bloomers!!  Enjoy!

New Neighbors!!

 The sign is down on the house to 

the east!!    It was reported that the

house sold for $490,000!!  Now tell

me that is crazy!!  Clark County's

GIS list this at a value of $333,887.00,

let me add lower than our value!!

But the funny thing is the old owners

vehicles are still seen coming and 

going.  No one has moved in??

No wonder folks can't afford a house

here.  Or should some one say they

over paid??

12/14/2021

Time for an update.  Sad to say for 

almost a week there has been guys

removing either lead paint or asbestos?

Don't ya just love the little surprises 

that comes with buying older homes?

Hope there was an inspection??

Brugmansia Seeds

 While in the brug house today I

have spotted at least 6 seedpods!!

Some of these will be available for

postage.