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== Overview ==

This wiki article holds Neela Nurseries' task notes and a couple of lists of things.  A couple of general tasks not listed on a given season of the year include taking an inventory of plants potted and in ground, and creating a document which extends the inventory to list of plants and each one's care and time requirements.

In the seasonal projects sections, completed tasks gets a check mark which is shown by the HTML character code &amp;#x2714;.

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== [[#top|^]] Native plants at Neela Nurseries ==

The list of native plants both found on site and gathered now growing at Neela Nurseries includes:


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<li> prosartes hookeri, "fairy bells" <br />
<li> trillium <br />
<li> rubus ursinus, native blackberry <br />
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<li> fragaria virginiana <br />
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<li> fragaria chiloensis, beach strawberry <br />
<li> spirea douglasii <br />
<li> sword fern <br />
<li> licorice fern <br />

<li> stonecrop emerald green <br />
<li> stonecrop grey and dusty <br />
<li> iris tenax <br />

<li> iris douglasiana <br />
<li> snake plantain <br />

<li> cow parsnip <br />
<li> snow queen <br />
<li> widow grass <br />
<li> lomatium columbiana <br />

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<li> widow grass <br />

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*  beaked moss
*  oak moss (arboreal)
*  step moss


Cool photo of curated living mosses at a Japanese temple:

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*  https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedays/2129728
</ul>

Some further information sites on mosses:

<ul>
*  http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/bryophytes.html
</ul>


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== [[#top|^]] Iris seedlings underway ==

Following are iris seed and seedlings planted and underway . . . also in this section references to some of the parent iris plants both hybrid and species.

cerca 2010
*  TB Cross Current x AB Turkish Tangent, pollinated ~2010, first flower 2017, second flower May 2018

*  Aitken's tangerine IB sdlg A22M72 * AB Desert Plum, pollinated ~2010, first flower 2017, second flower May 2018 (3)

*  TB Alcazar x AB Desert Plum, first flower 2017 and no flowers in 2018, retrieved in 2018 late August from side of Veris gardens (2)


2016
* TB Shrieners' ruffled yellow (no id) x TB RE I'm Back, planted early 2016   <i>. . . potted 2017, need to be rowed out!</i>

2017
* AB Aril Skyline x TB "Baker's Creek Blue" (note 1)

2018
*  2018-11-18 planted, AB Hannah's Prayer x AB Desert Diamond
*  [2018-12-01] ASI 2016 No. 41 - X Dardanus x iberica elegantissima
*  [2018-12-01] ASI 2016 No. 42 - mesopotamica - cultivated plant, OP <i>(2 ct germinated)</i>
*  [2018-12-01] ASI 2018 No. 12 - [http://wiki.irises.org/Ab/AbEnchantersSpell AB Enchanter's Spell] x OP
*  [2018-12-01] ASI 2018 No. 22 - AB Signal Butte x OP
*  2018-01-15 I. douglasiana yellow form


2019-04 . . .
*  (NN) SB Hannah's Prayer x AB Desert Diamond <i>(1 ct germinated)</i>
*  (NN) TB Alcazar x TB no id "Baker's Creek Blue" <i>(4 ct germinated)</i>
*  (NN) TB Alcazar seedling "alba" x TB Gypsy Lady <i>(8 to 10 ct germinated)</i>
*  (NN) TB no id, Art Roy's purple and white plicata x I. stolonifera <i>(3 ct germinated)</i>




Parent iris hybrids and cultivars:

*  [http://wiki.irises.org/Ar/ArVera AR Vera]
*  [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_hookeriana I. hookeriana] . . . chance reference finding
*  [http://wiki.irises.org/Spec/SpecUrmiensis I. urmiensis] . . . parent among 2018 ASI seed lots

*  [http://wiki.irises.org/Ab/AbDesertPlum AB Desert Plum]
*  [http://wiki.irises.org/Ab/AbTurkishTangent AB Turkish Tangent]


Notes:
(1)  pot planted in or around 2018 January or March forgotten in freezer until late August of same year.  One seedling appears in September 2018, second seedling appears in late December 2018.<br />
(2)  one of four seedlings in this cross retrieved, and actually this seedling flowered either in 2018 or both prior year and 2018.<br />
(3)  this seedling dubbed 'Aril Rose', flowered 2017 and 2018 but we only saw 2018 flower due to plant location.<br />


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== [[#top|^]] Indoor Tasks ==

Indoor nn tasks include primarily completing and organizing work benches for mason bee habitat building and for potting work . . .

<ul>
[ ]  complete potting bench at garage window
<ul>
[ ]  organize space for tools, potting soil and amendments below<br />
[ ]  build riser frame atop bench to support plant trays during freezing periods<br />
</ul>
[ ]  complete organization of second workbench left of garage window
<ul>
[ ]  organize tools atop second workbench
[ ]  . . .
</ul>

[ ]  sort and clean up all card board boxes and their contents, foot of garage stairs
[ ]  formalize a stud book for all iris crosses at Neela Nurseries
</ul>


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== [[#top|^]] To Ground Plants ==

Key plants and seedlings to get into the ground.  Working to move plants to ground and set these tasks to [&#189;] and [&#x2714;].  Locating new planting locations must account for areas to become walking areas, and retaining walls, and locations must avoid areas yet to be leveled.

=== [[#top|^]] Iris ===

<ul>
Bearded iris, save pure aril iris . . .

<ul>
Seedlings:
<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] cerca 2015 1/4 AB Seedlings (TB Alcazar x AB Ameera), five count
*  [ ] seedlings (TB lost ID, Shreiner's ruffled yellow x TB RE "I'm Back")
*  [ ] <s>seedling de 2011 or 2012 ASI seed sale, lot 29;  (AB Aztec Prince x Pumila (TW)) or (Jallah Effendi OP (LR, France))</s><i>may be lost</i>
</ul>

Species iris:
<ul>
*  [ ] I. aphylla
</ul>

Standard dwarf bearded iris:
<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] SDB RE "What Again" 2018 gift iris de Blue J Iris, Vada NM - <i>2019-04-10</i>
</ul>

Intermediate bearded iris:
<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] IB "Aqua Taj" cerca 2010 gift iris de Steve Schreiner on visit to iris farms - <i>2019-04-18 THU</i>
*  [ ] IB RE "Halston"
*  [ ] IB Apricot Topping
</ul>

Tall bearded iris:
<ul>
*  [ ] TB seedling 2009 tangerine de C. Harris
*  [&#x2714;] TB "Silken Trim", wine red gift iris de ultimo purchase de Schreiners
*  [ ] TB Alcazar in 4-inch round pot
*  [ ] TB historic "Sable"
*  [ ] TB RE "I'm Back"
*  [ ] TB RE "Autumn Harvest"
</ul>



Arilbreds:
<ul>
*  [ ] AB "Sheba's Jewel"
*  [ ] AB "Heimdall"
</ul>


</ul>

Beardless iris:
<ul>
*  [ ] pseudata iris pale yellow de C. Harris
*  [ ] iris douglasiana de semillas, de Northwest Portland cerca 2015
</ul>


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=== [[#top|^]] Other bulbs and perrenials ===

Other bulbs and perrenials to plant:

*  [ ] hardy cyclamen seedlings
*  [&#189;] oriental lily seedlings from lilies 2015 of Bryan Parks, Veris community garden
*  [&#x2714;] oriental lily "Nettie's Pride"
*  [ ] light yellow species day lilies in #4 pot, from NE Wisteria
*  [ ] snake plantain native orchid, beneath rhododendron
*  [ ] beargrass seedlings:
<ul>
*  [ ] four in-ground plantings
*  [ ] sunken pot plantings near and just east of rhododendron
</ul>

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*  [ ] <s>unidentified aster type ground cover, late winter 2017 FM purchase four-inch potted</s>

*  [ ] chicory seedlings
*  [&#x2714;] lupine seedlings
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=== [[#top|^]] Plant starts to pot ===

Plant starts to pot:

<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] Concord and Niagra seedless grape stems - <i>2019-04-07 SUN &#x2714;</i>
*  [ ] "Piggy back" plant from Silver Creek Falls, ~August 2017<br />
*  [ ] spireas douglasii<br />
*  [&#x2714;] strawberry plants in water<br />
*  [ ] species day lilies from cerca October 2017 soccer game<br />
*  [ ] African daisies 4 / 4<br />
</ul>

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== [[#top|^]] 2018 Autumn Tasks ==

South side low:
*  [p] south walking ramp project steps (1): <br />
<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] continue retainer blocks along lowest topology line to ramp base <br />
*  [&#x2714;] mulch lower part of ramp with wood chips <br />
*  [&#x2714;] set next two retaining block rows and determine row count at garage corner <br />
*  [ ] determine and mark safe slope along south side of south walking ramp, slope pending full soil leveling <br />
</ul>

*  [&#x2714;] remove tarped camelia clippings at first cherry tree and south fence <br />


Front yard:
*  [&#x2714;] trim up and mulch scarlet runner beans at foot of chimney <br />
*  [&#x2714;] trim yellow and white oriental lily stalks, weed and clean up there <br />
*  [&#x2714;] trim over-weighted branches of piernis shrub next to deck <br />

*  [&#x2714;] construct 6x6 foot rain cover

Grey water feature:
*  [&#x2714;] dig and bundle raspberries next to split rail fence <br />
*  [&#x2714;] weed and level soil in this bed <br />
*  [&#x2714;] lay gravel to make waste water basin <br />


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Notes:<br />
(1)  carry over project from 2018 spring.
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== [[#top|^]] 2019 winter tasks ==

This article section lists tasks not complete during autumn season.  Working to move everything from [ ] to [&#189;] to [&#x2714;] . . .

<i>
<b>North side:</b>
</i>
<ul>
*  [ ] <s>group together frost tender plants in 18 by 30 inch bins </s><br />
*  [ ] <s>group together hardy succulents to be wintered outside under rain covers </s><br />
*  [ ] <s>move potted perennials able to stay outdoors to middle terrace </s><br />
<ul>
*  [ ] <font color="grey">complete small back-filling task at north end of middle terrace </font><br />
</ul>
*  [ ] <font color="grey">complete weeding, venca and debris removal from north slope - <i>BIG</i></font><br />
</ul>


<i>
<b>South side low:</b>
</i>
<ul>
*  [ ] move firepit blocks to north slope <br />
*  [ ] clear and mulch fire pit area with wood chips <br />


2019-02-05 noting walkability around firepit area:
*  [ ] level and mulch area between south arborvitae and graveled spot behind garage - <i>BIG</i>
*  [ ] level and mulch area at foot of hill where Tony and Sophia's potted apple tree rests
*  [ ] complete small two- to three-row retaining wall about south arbor vitae
*  [ ] plant lavendula stoechas at foot of arbor vitae, sunny side
*  [ ] plant hardy cyclamen seedlings beneath arbor vitae, shadier side


Larger south side task:
*  [ ] disposition all potted plants in and between firepit and lower hill side cherry trees (3)


South walking ramp project steps [p] . . .<br />
<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] locate and clear concrete and other debris from garage foundation corner <br />
*  [&#x2714;] lay gravel and set first retainer blocks at garage foundation corner <br />
*  [&#x2714;] second pass corrective leveling of garage side retaining blocks <br />
*  [&#x2714;] place successive retainer block rows to 46 cm below siding <br />
*  [ ] backfill house side retainer block wall with soil <br />
*  [ ] allow soil to settle about one month <br />
*  [ ] plant carex obnupta or sword fern <br />
*  [ ] mulch top of house side retained soil with wood chips <br />
</ul>

Slope among cherry trees . . .
*  [ ] mulch with wood chips between lowest elevation cherry trees <br />
*  [ ] mark locations for first five walking steps at second cherry tree from garage along south fence <br />
*  [&#189;] trim largest cherry tree near garage <br />
*  [&#x2714;] remove smaller cherry tree leaning on fence half way up hill <br />
*  [&#x2714;] remove large cherry tree closest to fence <br />
*  [ ] locate a planting spot for dawn redwood tree near largest cherry tree <br />
</ul>


<i>
<b>South side high:</b>
</i>
<ul>
*  [ ] lay retainer blocks at top corner iris leaf composting spot <br />
*  [ ] mark trench line for water run-off from higher property east of backyard hillside <br />

*  [ ] set two- to three-block high temporary wall just below unwashed pots <br />
<ul>
*  [ ] level below wall and plant sword ferns <br />
*  [ ] level above wall and lay fine gravel <br />
</ul>
</ul>


<i>
<b>Front yard:</b>
</i>
<ul>
Lawn repair at northwest downspout . . .
*  [ ] remove last bit old sod and level and replant grass seed at southeast downspout French drain <br />

Grey water feature . . .
*  [ ] lay larger stones about basin gravel <br />
*  [ ] mulch with wood chips around gravel basin <br />
*  [ ] lay larger square walking stones two or three for access to slope along rail fence <br />
*  [ ] consider space for day lilies or agapanthus between gravel basin and strawberries in row <br />

Lawn repair at removed sorrel patch . . .
*  [ ] clear all forbs and weeds from the area of 2018 removed sod and sheep sorrel <br />
*  [ ] bring better soil to level and smooth this area near lilac <br />
*  [ ] tamp over two dry days and allow to settle for one to two weeks <br />
*  [ ] seed with fescue and cover with caging wire to protect until grass mostly filled in <br />
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*  [ ] Lawn repairs where red thread fungus Laetisaria fuciformis removed <br />

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== [[#top|^]] 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:

<ul>
*  [&#x2714;] raspberry patch clean up
*  [&#x2714;] wild flower thinning by driveway
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=== [[#top|^]] 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.

<ul>
* [ ] "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
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=== [[#top|^]] 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 . . .

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