I took Friday as vacation and arrived about 9:00. The weather was cool and drizzly. We had a pretty good rain the day before, so I am happy about that. And also, I don't have to be desperately dragging around hoses to keep things alive. Thank goodness for fall.
Bert dragged a heavy scraper thing in several places around the Meadow. It flattened and pulled up debris and roughed up the soil. I sowed a pound each of bluebonnets, black eyed Susans, Mexican Hat and Red Wave Coreopsis.
I went by Debra and Rays to pick up my plants that I collected at the Native Plant swap several weekends ago. I was one of the winners of the contest for having the most plastic pots (which were donated to a native plant grower), and I won a Texas Red Oak. The tree was also at Ray and Debs, and Ray helped me get it over here to my place. It is a really big tree, very nice.
I pulled up ageratum which was spent and doing nothing but distributing seed everywhere. I dumped it at the low end of the Meadow where it tends to be a little more wet. It is a native blue mist flower.
I also dug up a lot of Henry Duelberg and dumped it in a low spot. Still lots more to do on that. It's one of those situations where I looked up one day and noticed that it was everywhere, taking over all my garden space.
Saturday. No need to get out early since the weather is so cool.
I planted a Roughleaf Dogwood in the Circle Drive beds. And I planted a Mexican Bird of Paradise in the Hot Border. I got both of those from the plant swap.
Cooked, did a bit of weeding.
Sunday. I spent the whole day in the Orchard. It's a disaster down there. So much clearing needs to be done. I pulled up weeds and crab grass, dead zinnias, a little white-seed-head grass that loves it in there, I pulled up ageratum, put ant poison down, raked. I spread Texas Orange Lantana seed in the Meadow. Every effort is an improvement, but it still needs a lot of work in there.
I planted 3 parsley in the Kitchen Herb Garden.
Headed home about 3:00.
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