This is a close up of an Anacostia camellia bloom.
- Tuesday. Worked.
- During lunch I loaded the truck with mulch and spread mulch over my small Oakleaf hydrangea and some gingers along the Boardwalk.
- Sprayed a bit of herbicide along the edge of the back beds. Weeded in the beds.
- After work I dup up some shampoo ginger roots (also known as pinecone ginger). One root was growing in a path in the Shade Garden, and the 4 or so others that I dug up were growing amongst my sweetspire along the Boardwalk. In both places they were growing in pretty hostile environments. I have been fretting that they would disappear completely one day if I didn't rescue them, and I finally did. I planted them in the Medicine Garden, a good spot for them. This ginger grows an interesting flowerhead shaped like a pinecone. And it oozes a soapy substance that can be used as shampoo. I would never shampoo my hair with it, but all the literature about pinecone ginger lists that as a use for this very interesting plant. The pinecone flower heads look really exotic looking in floral arrangements - I have used them for that.
- Wednesday. Worked.
- During lunch I mulched my 2 new camellias - Anacostia and Professor Sargent as well as the bed area surrounding Anacostia where I reset all my amaryllis. It's supposed to get really cold over the next 2 days, so I wanted to get that done.
- Headed home after work.
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