Nn part 3b

^ 2019 Spring tasks

2019 official first day of spring is March 20. Spring time goals for yard safety and cleanliness include south side and north side work. A third weather sensitive goal set involves moving some perennial plants while the weather is yet cool enough to do so.

Front yard:

• [✔] raspberry patch clean up
• [✔] wild flower thinning by driveway

^ south side cleaning and mulching

First spring time goal is to clear the area between firepit and cherry trees south side of back yard, and mulch here with wood chips. At this time we do a "rirst pass" leveling which means smoothing out a few places of the ground between cherries and concrete wall, but not a complete leveling. That work requires a much greater removal of excess soil.

The need met by reaching this goal is a safe space, at least up to its edges namely where the south walking ramp is under construction. Also combined goal with safety is to clear and open the space so there is a visual impact and reference to much of the area we want to level further in a "second pass" with machinery. That's a much larger removal of soil. The clear and safe space after completing first pass work will also allow for safer access to ladder work and pruning in the cherry trees.

As a step and aid to clearing this space we'll select as many potted plants to give away as appear in good enough condition to do so. Two plants which will stay in the area for the spring time are: bergenia from the first house (growing in the ground now) and the original long step yellow rose also from the first house.

• [ ] "first pass" leveling and mulching of firepit and cherry trees area
• [ ] creation of place for gathering madronas and other potted trees in one or two places, wood chips mounding for temperature moderation

^ north side lavendulas

A second goal of late winter / early spring time is to clean up along north fence area, planting four or five French lavendar at the foot of the fence and completing the mulching there. Also to consider whether to plant a palm tree at one point where presently the downspouts from the backyard roof drain near the property line . . .

Some "backlog" tasks include:

• [ ] preparing planting hole for second planned palm tree, front of chimney front yard
  
• [½] move of Marionberry from Matt, presently rooted next to firepit in three or four places
  
• [ ] move of second Marionberry from foot of front retaining wall, (need to determine best permanent place)
  
• [ ] move of dicentra formosa volunteer seedlings from front bed and agave mound to backyard, spots TBD . . .
  

^ cool weather transplants

Working to move everything from [ ] to [½] to [✔] . . .

• [ ] move of Carolina raspberries near recycling bins to backyard areamust postpone until 2020
  
• [ ] move of thornless blackberry to backyard area, spot to be determinedmust postpone until 2020
  
• [✔] transplant the two lower perennial lupines, one of them f2 generation from "Jurassic garden" at 111th and Halsey (1)
  
• [½] pot up two-year treelings white oak and peach presently under Japanese maple front yard
  
• [ ] !!! lift and pot or move dicentra formosa volunteers from agave mound
  
• [½] !!! lift and pot spirea douglasi from foot of deck and next to strange lilac
  

Later determinations to be made by mid-April are to locate, mark and measure square meters of terraced planting space middle of back yard, for iris seedlings and vegetables.

Notes: (1) large lupines to go above new terraces next to white fir tree.

^ repotting

• [ ] repot large agave harvardiana / salmiana on front porch
• [✔] repot scented geranium from Bonneville fish hatchery cerca 2010
• [ ] repot tiny apple tree in 2-inch square pot from 57th street house cerca 2007
• [ ] pot up a size the larger aloe arborescens de Pasadena, December 2000
Repot aloe ecklonis . . .
• [✔] larger two-gallon pot (2019-04-22 Monday)
• [✔] smaller six inch maroon pot (2019-04-22 Monday)
• [✔] smallest four inch round pot (2019-04-22 Monday)
• [ ] pot up first echinopsis, purchased 90th with T cerca 2013 - 2014
• [✔] pot loose echinopsis plant de Terry (2019-05-29 Wednesday)
• [ ] pot up agave vilmoriniana in glazed pot, located north flat area
• [✔] pot up "smooth" echinopsis tubiflora de Home Depot 2018 (~2019-05-28 Thursday)
• [ ] pot agave ovatifolia starts, two count
• [ ] pot up pitcher plant from first HPSO sale

^ 2019 Summer Tasks

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^ Planting

• [ ] plant second Chusan palm in front bed, in front of chimney
• [ ] plant nectarine tree near chimney saved from Veris garden 2016

^ Infrastructure

lawn replanting at front bed lilac,
• [ ] old sod removal
• [ ] soil addition, levelling and tamping
• [ ] seeding, watering and covering with bird and small animal protective mesh

Front bed near lilac:

• [ ] make and place deer repelling wires on stakes by lilies
• [ ] clear bed of plants and weeds
• [ ] dig and tamp edging pavers channel
• [ ] lay pavers on temporary wood chips layer or long-term gravel layer
• [ ] mulch bed with wood chips
 
• [ ] weed north of lilac, clear path
• [✔] weed among (Alcazar x Imprimis) iris seedlings

Front iris row work:

• [✔] big leaf maple wood chips pile to backyard north
• [✔] retainer wall blocks to backyard north
• [ ] move and create two mounds of best gravelly soil in cleared space
• [ ] plant iris:
• [ ] TB "I'm Back"
• [ ] two suspect C Harris 2009 tangerine seedlings
• [✔] TB no id "blue eye" de Carol de Hilsboro cerca 2010
• [ ] separate cerca 2008 NE Mason street ruffled lavender tall bearded iris from blue clump
• [ ] locate dedicated spot for TB ruffled lavendar iris, no ID
• [ ] separate cerca 2010 no ID "Art Roy" plicata tall bearded iris
• [ ] locate dedicated spot for "Art Roy" plicata

South ramp work:

• [ ] clear potted items up top enough to continue ramp excavation
• [ ] move fire pit blocks to backyard north
• [ ] set up temporary blocks half way up ramp to control loose soil
• [ ] add next two to three rows retainers at wall next to corner of garage
• [✔] move wood chips up above ramp area for further disposition

^ Locating tasks

• [ ] find space for light yellow species day lily
• [ ] find space for gumi berries
• [ ] spot for large agave harvardiana
• [?] TB Sable and TB Autumn Harvest in front of north arbor vitae?
• [✔] Give away scrap lumber here
• [✔] relocate arched rain cover
• [ ] find space for chicory plants
• [ ] find spaces for bitterbrush starts, five count
• [ ] find space for yucca flacida

^ Backlog

Planting in ground . . .

• [ ] plant ...

Infrastructure projects, i.e. levelling and terracing:

• [p] walking ramp south side - BIG
• [ ] walking ramp and leveled picnic table area north side - BIG
• [s] lawn replanting and sod disposition - BIG
• [ ] steps to and middle terrace above junipers
• [ ] leaf and soil removal from east side of top fence - BIG

Back area top of hill:

• [p] poison oak removal southeast corner
• [✔] cut large poison oak trunk climbing oak tree at fence
• [✔] pull poison oak stems at ground level and clustering along fence base
• [ ] clear English ivy, roots, leaf duff about base of poison oak plant
• [ ] pick up and safely store poison oak branches, stems and root pieces
• [ ] search for possible second large poison oak plant at corner of property

Front yard tasks:

• [ ] paver stone edging along large front garden beds
• [ ] stone edging about bed touching chimney
• [ ] stone edging along small straigt front porch gaden bed
• [ ] stone edging along largest bed bounded by retaining wall
• [s] gate creation in fence southeast corner
• [ ] mulched trail from middle terrace to southeast corner
• [ ] paver stone edging along front porch bed

^ Short term tasks

• [✔] a dozen echinacea dug and wrapped for Morel guide,
• [ ] pot up all African daisy rooted cuttings
• [ ] pick up and recycle / discard all cartons yogurt and otherwise used for rooting plants in water
• [ ] gather all empty or presently idle pots, stack and store
• [✔] plant seed of yellow iris douglasiana
• [✔] plant remaining seed of hardy cyclamin de Francis street
• [✔] plant aloe ecklonis x aloe nobilis seeds
• [✔] repot kiwi seedlings de T with licorice fern volunteers
• [✔] repot and pot up a size ferocactus latispinus purchased ~2018-Nov and has some rust fungus injury
• [] plant 2018 day lily cross seeds