Work continues on east border.
25 January 2010 18:58:40
Swans & sunset
I can now see I have a massive challenge on my hands to clear the Lysimachia from the east bed. James has now gone off to Edinburgh on his trip and I thought that most of the bed had been cleared but after a short while of digging and removing plants I know now that it's going to be difficult to readicate it,. There are runners everywhere and roots it has totally overtaken the NW side and I have a feeling that it'll be left baron for a while and then it'll be a case of spraying growth when it appears. I spent a long time lifting out the roots etc but just know that it'll reappear. I had planned to leave some in place but am really tempted to lift it all were possible. Can see the lifted plants having to go into waiting for a while but at least tackling it now means I have a lot more time to sort it out. To try and prevent it from creeping back I have put in a divide using the plastic strip for edging lawns don't know if it'll work as the runners are so deep in the ground. While working I could hear the swans dipping their heads in the water and the sunset with the swans in the foreground created a beautiful shot, put up photos of the swans and sunset , more of my bed project and today at lunch there was a goldfinch visiting the new feeder lots of activity and fighting as to who was going to have dinner. Hope tomorrow is another good day to see can I get anymore done in this bed if anyone has any suggestion on how to prevent Lysimachia returning l'd be grateful of the advice.