Surprise, Surprise
Sep. 7th, 2008 07:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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aequitaslevitas and I did some yardwork.
I know, shocking, isn't it? =)
We took down the deer fence circles around the two elderberry, the katsura, the tulip tree, and one of the mulberry trees. One of the former shrubs seems to have given up, despite having been planted in what really was an unsuitable location (too dry). We relocated the surviving elderberry to a spot where its inherent thirstiness can be put to good use.
We wrapped the elderberry with one of the deer fence sections, and used the other relocated ones - along with the section that had surrounded the river birch until earlier this year and the last remaining unused bit. We redistributed and set the poles around a grouping o four - a viburnum, a dogwood, a summersweet, and a winterberry - and used the mesh netting to encircle the lot of them. They are some of the harder hit plants, although, really, the deer will eat whatever they stumble across.
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In other related news, the Rachel River excavation served its purpose: things looked good down there, and should continue to flow nicely with more rain, should we ever happen to get another drop or two. On that note, Hanna proved to be a light, gentle rain that lasted most of the day; stronger at times, but generally very well behaved and un-stormlike. This is of the good. If things came down any faster, there wouldn't have been a chance for the water to sink in and run off would likely still be flowing.
aequitaslevitas and I did some yardwork.I know, shocking, isn't it? =)
We took down the deer fence circles around the two elderberry, the katsura, the tulip tree, and one of the mulberry trees. One of the former shrubs seems to have given up, despite having been planted in what really was an unsuitable location (too dry). We relocated the surviving elderberry to a spot where its inherent thirstiness can be put to good use.
We wrapped the elderberry with one of the deer fence sections, and used the other relocated ones - along with the section that had surrounded the river birch until earlier this year and the last remaining unused bit. We redistributed and set the poles around a grouping o four - a viburnum, a dogwood, a summersweet, and a winterberry - and used the mesh netting to encircle the lot of them. They are some of the harder hit plants, although, really, the deer will eat whatever they stumble across.
~ ~ ~
In other related news, the Rachel River excavation served its purpose: things looked good down there, and should continue to flow nicely with more rain, should we ever happen to get another drop or two. On that note, Hanna proved to be a light, gentle rain that lasted most of the day; stronger at times, but generally very well behaved and un-stormlike. This is of the good. If things came down any faster, there wouldn't have been a chance for the water to sink in and run off would likely still be flowing.
