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== [[#top|^]] Projects ==
 
== [[#top|^]] Projects ==
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Larger outdoor maintenance and projects 2023 . . .
  
 
<ul>
 
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(1) retaining wall cut out and walking ramp<br />
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(1) [[#2023-wall-cut-out|retaining wall cut out]] and walking ramp<br />
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(2) [[#2023-cherry-tree-pruning|cherry tree pruning]]<br />
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(3) [[#2023-apply-tree-planting|apple tree seedling planting]], tree from 57th driveway<br />
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(4) [[#2023-in-ground-aloe-planting|aloe polyphylla planting]] in front north bed<br />
  
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(2) cherry tree pruning<br />
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(5) [[#2023-front-bed-backfill|front bed clean up and backfill]] at original aster planting location<br />
  
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(3) apple tree seedling planting, tree from 57th driveway<br />
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(6) [[#2023-white-shale-wall|white shale wall]] building at middle hilltop<br />
  
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(4) plant aloe at present site of creme rhododendron<br />
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(7) [[#2023-red-fence-repair|red fence repair]]<br />
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<ul>
 
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[x] removed dead materials from rhododendron, full removal decided upon
 
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</ul>
 
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(5) front bed clean up and backfill at original aster planting location
 
  
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(6) white shale stones move to middle hilltop
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(8) [[#2023-raised-vegetable-beds|raised vegetable beds]]<br />
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
  
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== [[#top|^]] Details ==
 
== [[#top|^]] Details ==
  
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2023 large project details . . .
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<span id="2023-wall-cut-out"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] retaining wall cut out ===
 
(1) Retaining wall cut out
 
(1) Retaining wall cut out
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
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[ ] Mark and measure desired cut out<br />
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[x] Mark and measure desired cut out<br />
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[x] Call and compare concrete cutting services<br />
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[x] Call and compare concrete cutting services<br />
 
[x]  called Concrete Sawing company of Clackamas County<br />
 
[x]  called Concrete Sawing company of Clackamas County<br />
 
[x]  calls on 3-27, 3-31, ..., 4-13, 4-14 on site visit, 4-17 receive quote<br />
 
[x]  calls on 3-27, 3-31, ..., 4-13, 4-14 on site visit, 4-17 receive quote<br />
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[ ] clear any additional space needed for cutting service providers<br />
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[x] clear any additional space needed for cutting service providers<br />
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[x]  cutting completed<br />
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[x]  payment for cutting completed<br />
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[x]  debris removal<br />
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[ ]  create French drain feature behind exposed wall<br />
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[ ]  backfill and mulch behind cut wall<br />
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[ ]  measure and design temporary work ramp for front side of wall<br />
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[ ]  build step for front side of wall at lowest cut out<br />
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
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<span id="2023-cherry-tree-pruning"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] cherry tree pruning ===
  
 
(2) cherry tree pruning
 
(2) cherry tree pruning
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[x]  top branch removal by hand started 4-2<br />
 
[x]  top branch removal by hand started 4-2<br />
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
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* pruning 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-8<br />
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[x]  pruning 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-8<br />
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
 
[x]  major pruning complete<br />
 
[x]  major pruning complete<br />
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[ ]  branch clean up, branch recycling 4-4, 4-10, 4-11, 4-16, 4-18<br />
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[x]  branch clean up, branch recycling 4-4, 4-10, 4-11, 4-16, 4-18, 4-28, 4-29, 5-1<br />
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[ ]  second cherry tree removal<br />
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<ul>
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[ ]  attach temporary climbing steps above highest ladder attach point<br />
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[ ]  cut and lower branches from top third of tree crown<br />
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[ ]  branch debris to compost bin, larger branch pieces cut for kindling<br />
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</ul>
 
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<span id="2023-apply-tree-planting"></span>
  
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(3) Apple tree planting:
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=== [[#top|^]] apple tree planting ===
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<ul>
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[ ] yellow tall bearded iris seedling move to center terrace<br />
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[x] Apple tree planting:  adapted to front yard site, tree planted.
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[ ] site / locate in ground place for apple tree<br />
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[ ] new terrace marking and measurement about apple tree site<br />
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<span id="2023-in-ground-aloe-planting"></span>
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[ ] first stage soil removal including hole for tree planting<br />
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[ ] retaining wall about area of first stage soil removal<br />
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=== [[#top|^]] in ground aloe planting north front bed ===
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[ ] tree planting<br />
 
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[ ] second stage / tier soil removal<br />
 
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[ ] retaining wall construction at second stage tier<br />
 
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[ ] third stage / tier soil remove<br />
 
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[ ] retaining wall construction at third stage tier<br />
 
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</ul>
 
  
 
(4) prepare in ground aloe site for planting
 
(4) prepare in ground aloe site for planting
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
 
[x] dying rhododendron removal underway<br />
 
[x] dying rhododendron removal underway<br />
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[ ] three white oak seedlings removal<br />
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<ul>
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[] dig and pot naturally air layered branch, appears healthy<br />
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</ul>
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[2/6] six white oak seedlings removal<br />
 
[ ] retaining wall stones placed to create terrace at this site<br />
 
[ ] retaining wall stones placed to create terrace at this site<br />
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[ ] soil and river sand mix addition<br />
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</ul>
 
</ul>
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<span id="2023-front-bed-backfill"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] front bed aster dividing and backfill ===
  
 
(5) front bed backfill at original aster planting location
 
(5) front bed backfill at original aster planting location
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
 
[x] all divisions of aster clump dug and lifted<br />
 
[x] all divisions of aster clump dug and lifted<br />
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[ ] 0 boxed and given away<br />
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[10/n] boxed and given away<br />
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[ ] 0 transplanted<br />
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[4/n] transplanted to new sites<br />
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[ ] 0 potted<br />
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<ul>
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[x] aster replanted at original planting location<br />
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[ ] aster transplanted to foot of late flowering lilac<br />
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[ ] aster transplanted to foot of piernas shrub next to deck<br />
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[1/2] aster transplanted to backyard north fence<br />
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</ul>
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[ ] 0/n potted<br />
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</ul>
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<span id="2023-white-shale-wall"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] middle top of hill terrace ===
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(6) white shale stone placement, top terrace wall build<br />
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<ul>
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[x] one of two stone groups moved to top of hill<br />
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[i] middle top terrace wall construction underway<br />
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[ ] middle top terrace backfill complete<br />
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</ul>
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&nbsp;<br />
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<span id="2023-red-fence-repair"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] fence repair and top south walls ===
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(7) red fence repairs
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Lower west side retaining wall work underway.  Working to create wall with curved pattern . . .
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<ul>
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[x] post reseating<br />
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[x] board reattachment<br />
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[i] English ivy removal - 2 count yard debris bins removed<br />
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[i] poison oak removal<br />
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[i] ground leveling<br />
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[ ] retaining wall east higher side<br />
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[i] retaining wall west lower side, fallen cherry to hawthorne tree<br />
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</ul>
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Some extensions to this work:
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<ul>
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[i] nuisance tree removal<br />
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[i] clean up nursery pots<br />
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[ ] smaller wall at base of sod pile<br />
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[ ] trench creation for dead poison oak branches<br />
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[ ] <s>plant sword fern in three gallon pot near hawthorne tree</s><br />
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</ul>
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Some things to think on:
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*  planting sites for snake plantain, more trilliums<br />
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*  stone and log pieces to create forest insect habitats, e.g. centipede and milipede<br />
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<span id="#2023-raised-vegetable-beds"></span>
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=== [[#top|^]] raised vegetable beds ===
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Site, design and construct two raised planter beds for vegetables
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<ul>
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[x] first of two raised beds completed<br />
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[ ] second vegetable bed<br />
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
  
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== [[#top|^]] New plantings tasks ==
 
== [[#top|^]] New plantings tasks ==
  
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[ ] locate site or sites for sunflowers <br />
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[x] locate site or sites for sunflowers - raised bed, at foot of lilac, in front of northwest downspout and tallest lilies<br />
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[ ] locate site for green gladiolas of march 12<br />
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[x] locate site for green gladiolas of march 12<br />
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[ ] locate site for yellow squash<br />
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[x] locate site for yellow squash - <b>raised vegetable bed</b><br />
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[ ] locate site for pumpkins<br />
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[x] locate site for pumpkins - <b>raised vegetable bed</b><br />
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[ ] locate site for lettuce<br />
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[x] locate site for lettuce - <b>raised vegetable bed</b><br />
  
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[ ] Clear potted plants and tables from front yard up to north of chimney, and palm tree in front of chimney
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[x] Clear potted plants and tables from front yard up to north of chimney, and palm tree in front of chimney
  
 
[ ] Clear and level space between chimney and original late flowering lilac type tree, original in 2016 tree in front bed
 
[ ] Clear and level space between chimney and original late flowering lilac type tree, original in 2016 tree in front bed
  
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[ ] Site and locate spaces for two raised planter boxes, for above summertime vegetable planting north of sandbox
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[x] Site and locate spaces for two raised planter boxes, for above summertime vegetable planting north of sandbox
  
 
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[ ] purple aster dividing<br />
 
[ ] purple aster dividing<br />
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
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[x] eight divisions made, five or six more needed<br />
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[x] dig and divide Parkrose aster<br />
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[ ] locate and prepare / dig holes for four divisions<br />
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[4/n] locate and prepare / dig holes for four divisions<br />
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<ul>
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[x] original Parkrose aster planting spot at front retaining wall<br />
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[x] north fence back yard<br />
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[ ] north fence back yard, start of NE corner retaining wall to be<br />
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[x] low spot ladder store by house, two count places<br />
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[1/2] foot of palm tree, north fench back yard<br />
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[ ] downspout northwest and front corner of house<br />
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</ul>
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[x] remove smaller pieces and starts from area<br />
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[x] box divisions to give away<br /><!-- Benjamen, Linda M, Olea -->
 
[ ] pot up four divisions for later sharing and sale<br />
 
[ ] pot up four divisions for later sharing and sale<br />
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[ ] remove smaller pieces and starts from area<br />
 
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[ ] replant one division near original planting location, further back from street side retaining wall<br />
 
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</ul>
 
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[ ] pot up French lavender starts<br />
 
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<ul>
 
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[ ] 4 of 8 potted in one gallon pots
 
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
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[5/8] pot up French lavender starts<br />
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&nbsp;<br />
  
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[i] Create terrace at top red fence, between white fir and maple tree
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[[#top|^]] [i] Create terrace at top red fence, between white fir and maple tree
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
 
[x] move white shale stones to top middle terrace<br />
 
[x] move white shale stones to top middle terrace<br />
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[ ] strawberry flats preparation<br />
 
[ ] strawberry flats preparation<br />
  
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[x] gleditsia tree lift and pot from strawberry row<br />
  
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[ ] gleditsia tree lift and pot from strawberry row<br />
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[x] Saint John's wort removal from strawberry row<br />
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[ ] Saint John's wort removal from strawberry row<br />
 
  
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[ ] <s>Saint John's wort removal from backyard slope</s><br />
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[ ] Saint John's wort removal from backyard slope<br />
 
  
  
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[x] ~4-05 earliest barrel cactus from Portland Nursery Division Street location, cactus not ribbed<br />
 
[x] ~4-05 earliest barrel cactus from Portland Nursery Division Street location, cactus not ribbed<br />
 
[x] ~4-07 notocactus elegans<br />
 
[x] ~4-07 notocactus elegans<br />
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[x] 2023-05-20 mammillaris hahnia<br />
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[1/2] 2023-05-20 notocactus species, yellow spines along ribs<br />
 
[ ] cactus de Veris
 
[ ] cactus de Veris
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
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=== [[#top|^]] High Country Gardens ===
  
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*  Plant or pot up HCG perrenial flowers
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Plant or pot up HCG perrenial flowers . . .
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[ ]  red columbine
 
  
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<ul>
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[x]  red columbine<br />
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[1/2]  perennial verbena 2x<br />
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[x]  cherry skullcap<br />
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[1/2]  monardella 2x, one count 2023-05-10<br />
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</ul>
  
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[x]  pot up and together narcissus and pansies
 
  
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[x]  pot up and together narcissus and pansies<br />
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=== [[#top|^]] white oak saves ===
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White oak tree seedling salvage . . .
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<ul>
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[x]  4-17 large ~3-year white oaks potted, two count (severe root loss, watch for recovery)<br />
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[x]  4-17 one-year oak potted in one-gallon<br />
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[x]  4-18 one-year oaks potted, two count, one with 40cm long tap root into three-gallon pot (watch for recovery)<br />
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[x]  4-19 single one-year oak to one-gallon pot<br />
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[x]  4-24 half of south most collection of white oak seedlings moved to foot of piernas<br />
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[x]  4-25 one year seedling to 3-gallon pot, with tiny creme and yellow narcissus from 57th street house<br />
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[x]  5-4 oak by peach colored tea rose, front entry way (potted with next)<br />
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[x]  5-4 oak by ipheon bulbs (potted with prior)<br />
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[x]  oak under original carnation<br />
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[x]  oak in fescue by AB iris "Desert Jubilee"<br />
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[x]  5-10 oak by driveway a next to volunteer red bud treeling<br />
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[x]  5-10 oak at top back hill south side, about five feet south of highest elevation trillium<br />
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[x]  5-11 oak at southeast hilltop corner<br />
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[ ]  oak in strawberry row east end<br />
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[ ]  oak at downspout drain pipe end north backyard<br />
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[ ]  oak at lowest trillium<br />
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[ ]  oaks at foot of deck three count<br />
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== [[#top|^]] Potting and Repotting ==
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[ ] agave montana de 28th street<br />
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[ ] agave bracteosa de Silver Hill Seeds . . . suggest some to terracotta or ceramic pot<br />
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[3/n] Japanese maples behind garage<br />
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[x] green gladiolas in water, ten count<br />
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[x] iris unguicularis<br />
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<ul>
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[] iris unguicularis in metal pot outside kitchen<br />
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</ul>
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[ ] windmill palm seedlings atop gravel pile<br />
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[x] AB Desert Diamond [~2023-05-03]<br />
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[x] AB Hannah's Prayer<br />
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Repot . . .<br />
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[x] native currents, gift from musician and madrona buyer late summer 2022<br />
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[ ] thorn-less volunteer raspberry in front bed AB iris clumps<br />
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2023-06-12
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[ ] yellow syrinchium<br />
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[ ] coastal polypodium fern<br />
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[ ] native silverleaf with 2022 saved typha seedling<br />
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== [[#top|^]] Planting In Ground ==
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Following plants noted for planting out individually in permanent places, and also some noted for "rowing out" or planting in rows for better growth:
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[x] Japanese maple under pruned cherry tree<br />
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[x] Ponderosa pine near same cherry tree<br />
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[ ] Ponderosa pine halfway up south side backyard hill<br />
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[x] large ~5year Japanese maple planted at Clackamas location<br />
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<font size="1">&nbsp;<br /></font>
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[x] Pacific waterleaf by garage downspout<br />
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[ ] unidentified thorny small tree near ostrich plume fern behind garage<br />
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[x] aloe maculata to edge of front porch<br />
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[ ] agastache de HCG, two-gallon white pot on porch . . . suggest north of blueberry by NW downspout<br />
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[ ] second agastache in white pot<br />
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[ ] volunteer agastache from 57th street, in pot with iris suaveolens "Mellita Vandee"<br />
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<font size="1">&nbsp;<br /></font>
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[ ] apple trees de S and T located behind kitchen<br />
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[ ] snake plantain orchids, two count - locate one at front walkway garage corner<br />
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<font size="1">&nbsp;<br /></font>
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[x, 4/n] hemerocallis seedlings, two pots . . . suggest one pot to north of palm tree by chimney<br />
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[ ] iris seedlings bearded, three pots<br />
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[ ] iris seedlings beardless, two pots . . . suggest some to:<br />
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<ul>
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* ground next to blueberry near northwest downspout<br />
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* ground by large fir tree backyard south hill<br />
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</ul>
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[ ] columbine seedlings, one pot<br />
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[x] mint with purple stems . . . suggest to west most strawberry row, until can be divided<br />
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[x] mint from Fogerty Creek . . . suggest behind and east of large round stone at northwest downspout<br />
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<font size="1">&nbsp;<br /></font>
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[x] relocate geum triflorum from underneath agave ovatifolia<br />
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[ ] geum triflorum seedlings . . . suggest behind day lily seedlings next to chimney located palm<br />
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[ ] geum triflorum in one-gallon pot<br />
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[ ] Siberian iris from 2021 GPIS beardless September plant sale<br />
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== [[#top|^]] To Purchase ==
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[ ] "Geotech" or comparable fabric roll<br />
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[160/n] medium size retaining blocks<br /> 7-12 15, 7-25 15, ~8-16 15:160, 8-21 18:178, ~8-31 20:198,
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[x] raised bed cornerstones 8 of 8<br />
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[x] lumber for one raised vegetable bed<br />
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<!-- comentario -->
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== [[#top|^]] ASI plant donations ==
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3 count 1/4 AB Heart of Hearts<br />
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3 count AB Hannah's Prayer<br />
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3 count AB Afrosiab<br />
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3 count AB Eye of Excellence<br />
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5 count AB Firefly Frenzy<br />
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3 count 1/4 AB Perry Dyer<br />
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3 count RB De Nile<br />
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Sent 7-5 and 7-10:<br />
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Heart of Hearts, 1/4 OGB-, 3<br />
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Hannah's Prayer, OGB, 3<br />
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Afrosiab, RB, 3<br />
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Eye of Excellence, OGB, 3<br />
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Firefly Frenzy, OGB, 5<br />
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Perry Dyer, OGB-, 5<br />
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De Nile, RB, 3<br />
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AB Desert Jubilee 2 ct<br />
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Possible GPIS plant donations 2023:<br />
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TB Winter Waltz<br />
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TB Lemon Spice<br />
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TB RE Immortality<br />
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MTB Butterscotch Wine<br />
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ABM Ulalena<br />
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OGB- Perry Dyer<br />
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== [[#top|^]] Mid Summer Tasks ==
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In situ:<br />
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[ ] replant AB Heart of Hearts<br />
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[3/6] replant AB Hannah's Prayer<br />
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Potting up:<br />
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[ ] up pot old world sedge from Xera plants<br />
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[x] up pot quarter AB seedling iris <i>(TB RE Immortality x AB Exotic Treasure)</i><br />
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[ ] up pot agave montana seedlings in five inch pot<br />
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[x] lift and pot trio pups of agave salmiana near sandbox<br />
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[x] pot no id dwarf agave plants in clear salad container<br />
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[ ] <s>pot up agave parryi stem piece under back eve</s><br />
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[x] lift and pot bluest agave seedling from 28th street, 2017 seedling<br />
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[x] lift and pot largest of three offsets from last PD agave purchase, a three-way cross<br />
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Infrastructure:<br />
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[i] clean up front north fence area about dying rhododendron<br />
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== [[#top|^]] Late Summer Tasks ==
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[x] pot up agave yavapensis<br />
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[x] 2023-09-08 and 10 - pot vanilla leaf seed - seeded in two count one gallon pots<br />
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[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up two loose aloe cooperi<br />
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[x] pot up smallest of 2017, 28th street agave scabra x agave "Sharkskin" seedling offsets<br />
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[x] 2023-09-16 - pot agave parryi de downtown Milwaukie<br >
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[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up aloe striatula seedling<br >
 +
[ ] pot pink agastache seed<br />
 +
[x] 2023-09-15 - pot up "fiddle camp" agave and barrel cactus, keeping together<br />
 +
[ ] pot up two 09-06 agave salmiana offsets<br />
 +
[ ] plant second of 1/4 AB sdlng plants, cross (TB Lady Friend x AM Ameera)<br />
 +
 +
[x] 2023-09-16 - aloe arborescens cutting with extended rooting in water <br />
 +
[ ] dwarf hybrid aloes <br />
 +
[ ] soap aloe offsets <br />
 +
[ ] Rocky Mountain penstemon seed <br />
 +
[ ] agastache seed HCG plant, largest pink form <br />
 +
 +
[ ] pot spider plants<br />
 +
[ ] pot golden pothos<br />
 +
[ ] pot rooted sansiviera cuttings <br />
 +
 +
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== [[#top|^]] 2024 Winter Tasks ==
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[i] complete stone fill around exposed north fence post<br />
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[i] level soil east of northeast corner fence<br />
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[x] lay fabric<br />
 +
[x] backfill with stone<br />
 +
</ul>
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[ ] clear pots from north arbor vitae<br />
 +
[x] pot eight largest madronas<br />
 +
[x] pot up all Giant Sequoia<br />
 +
[10/x] Giant Sequoia to ground or alternately new homes<br />
 +
[x] create safe steps to northeast fence gate<br />
 +
 +
Noted 2024-01-24:
 +
 +
[ ] clear and clean space about back door<br />
 +
[ ] build three tiered shelving unit in garage for air conditioner, tool trays and plant trays<br />
 +
[ ] construct cover over largest A. salmiana on backyard slope<br />
 +
[ ] construct medium size retainer block wall at cut away soil by back door<br />
 +
 +
=== [[#top|^]] edit point ===
 +
2024-02-21:4
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[1/3] transplant bleeding heart to backyard fence line<br />
 +
[ ] transplant bleeding heart to foot of Hawthorne tree southeast corner backyard<br />
 +
[x] transplant one mahonia nervosa<br />
 +
[2/5] transplant sword ferns to fence line<br />
 +
 +
Vegetable garden preparation, seeds to plant:
 +
 +
[ ] plant Alma paprika pepper seeds<br />
 +
[ ] plant Roma tomato seeds<br />
 +
[ ] find, then plant unknown aster from Wawona, gathered 2023 October
 +
 +
=== [[#top|^]] edit point ===
 +
Watch:
 +
 +
[i] Achlys seeds in two two-gallon pots <br />
 +
[i] vine maple seeds in two two-gallon pots <br />
 +
[x] native wild ginger in round 15 cm pot <br />
 +
 +
Clean up:
 +
 +
[x] trim dead twigs from north front beds, strawberry row <br />
 +
[1] remove spreading raspberries middle north front yard <br />
 +
[ ] move iris from under agave salmiana <br />
 +
[i] thin asters by Japanese maple <br />
 +
[ ] divide red hot pokers by Japanese maple <br />
 +
 +
=== [[#top|^]] edit point 2024-03-06 ===
 +
One . . . <br />
 +
[i] remove plastic weed barrier from front garden bed north side <br />
 +
[ ] start upper small block retaining wall at end of row of strawberries <br />
 +
[i] clean up volunteering raspberries in strawberry rows <br />
 +
[x] remove Saint John's wort in strawberry rows <br />
 +
[i] mulch along split rail fence line <br />
 +
 +
Two . . . <br />
 +
[ ] construct lower smaller block wall at site of perished rhododendron <br />
 +
[ ] backfill with soil <br />
 +
[ ] plant two count iris unguicularis <br />
 +
 +
== [[#top|^]] 2024 Spring Tasks ==
 +
 +
Three . . . <br />
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[x] lift and pot volunteer gleditsia from near front porch <br />
 +
[x] lift and pot windmill palm from seed from Broadway Street, again near front porch <br />
 +
[x] level and mulch small area north of raised garden bed <br />
 +
[i] weed along arilbred iris row, front lawn <br />
 +
 +
Four . . . <br />
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[x] transplant cone flower to next to Japanese maple front bed <br />
 +
[i] transplant cone flower to open breaks in strawberry row <br />
 +
[ ] transplant cone flower to next to lilac <br />
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[x] plant in ground apple tree of S and T <br />
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Potting - repotting and potting up:
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[x] pot Ameera x Lady Friend bare iris rhizomes <br />
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[ ] plant in ground TB RE Immortality rhizomes presently in moist sequoia needles <br />
 +
[ ] pot up "no id" aril iris seedlings in four inch pot atop bricks front of garage <br />
 +
[x] pot up lifted 28th street agave seedlings <br />
 +
[x] pot up Sunshine Milwaukie agave parryi pups, four count <br />
 +
[x] pot yellow flowering delospermum
 +
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[x] pot up columbia desert parsley in six inch square starter pot <br />
 +
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[x] pot agave montana seedlings de 28th street <br />
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[ ] pot agave ovatifolia seedlings <br />
 +
[x] pot agave parryi huachensis seedlings <br />
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[x] pot agave parisana seedlings <br />
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[ ] pot agave bracteosa seedlings <br />
 
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=== [[#top|^]] grass replanting ===
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[x] remove poor sod from south front corner of lawn <br />
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[x] add better soil <br />
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[x] smooth and compact <br />
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[x] plant seed <br />
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=== [[#top|^]] clean ups ===
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front and north <br />
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[x] remove asters by piernas <br />
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[i] remove asters, chicory, yarrow by large round rock at NW downspout <br />
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[i] clear asters and grass around ipheon <br />
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front and middle <br />
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[x] remove grasses from yucca hesperaloe <br />
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[7/5] pot up five or six small stoechas <br />
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Red hot pokers re-siting <br />
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[ ] find new location for two large volunteer red hot pokers <br />
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[ ] divide yellow red hot poker plant <br />
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=== [[#top|^]] digging of trees ===
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[ ] lift and pot gleditsia near north backyard fence <br />
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[x] lift and pot white fir/grand fir at second level retaining wall behind wash room <br />
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[ ] lift and pot douglas fir among trilliums on southeast backyard hillside <br />
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[2/5] lift and pot douglas firs <br />
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[x] by Japanese maple, <br />
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[x] by agave salmiana, <br />
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[1/3] by mangave "Blue Mammoth" <br />
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=== [[#top|^]] seed planting ===
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[ ] chameops, ten count<br />
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[ ] sunflowers de Bizi Farms<br />
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[ ] wild sunflowers de Yosemite visit return travel<br />
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[ ] palms de Daniel G.<br />
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[ ] yucca hesperaloe de Daniel G.<br />
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[ ] amanranth "Love Lies Bleeding" in seed packet<br />
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[ ] notocactus seed gathered 2023<br />
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*  https://www.midwestgardentips.com/perennial-index/verbena
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*  https://mesagarden.com/ . . . Mesa Gardens cactus seed nursery
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*  https://woodbrooknativeplantnursery.com/plant/cornus-canadensis/  creeping dogwood, bunchberry, Cornus canadensis
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 5 June 2024

Projectos de 2023

^ Projects

Larger outdoor maintenance and projects 2023 . . .


^ Details

2023 large project details . . .

^ retaining wall cut out

(1) Retaining wall cut out

    [x] Mark and measure desired cut out
    [x] Call and compare concrete cutting services
    [x] called Concrete Sawing company of Clackamas County
    [x] calls on 3-27, 3-31, ..., 4-13, 4-14 on site visit, 4-17 receive quote
    [x] clear any additional space needed for cutting service providers
    [x] cutting completed
    [x] payment for cutting completed
    [x] debris removal
    [ ] create French drain feature behind exposed wall
    [ ] backfill and mulch behind cut wall
    [ ] measure and design temporary work ramp for front side of wall
    [ ] build step for front side of wall at lowest cut out

^ cherry tree pruning

(2) cherry tree pruning

    [x] created on-line request for tree removal estimate
    [x] esitmates at ~2k
    [x] top branch removal by hand started 4-2
      [x] pruning 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-8

    [x] major pruning complete
    [x] branch clean up, branch recycling 4-4, 4-10, 4-11, 4-16, 4-18, 4-28, 4-29, 5-1

    [ ] second cherry tree removal

      [ ] attach temporary climbing steps above highest ladder attach point
      [ ] cut and lower branches from top third of tree crown
      [ ] branch debris to compost bin, larger branch pieces cut for kindling

 

^ apple tree planting

[x] Apple tree planting: adapted to front yard site, tree planted.

^ in ground aloe planting north front bed

(4) prepare in ground aloe site for planting

    [x] dying rhododendron removal underway
      [] dig and pot naturally air layered branch, appears healthy

    [2/6] six white oak seedlings removal
    [ ] retaining wall stones placed to create terrace at this site
    [ ] soil and river sand mix addition

 

^ front bed aster dividing and backfill

(5) front bed backfill at original aster planting location

    [x] all divisions of aster clump dug and lifted
    [10/n] boxed and given away
    [4/n] transplanted to new sites
      [x] aster replanted at original planting location
      [ ] aster transplanted to foot of late flowering lilac
      [ ] aster transplanted to foot of piernas shrub next to deck
      [1/2] aster transplanted to backyard north fence

    [ ] 0/n potted

 

^ middle top of hill terrace

(6) white shale stone placement, top terrace wall build

    [x] one of two stone groups moved to top of hill
    [i] middle top terrace wall construction underway
    [ ] middle top terrace backfill complete

 

^ fence repair and top south walls

(7) red fence repairs

Lower west side retaining wall work underway. Working to create wall with curved pattern . . . 

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2                      =   =   =   =                                          .  =   =   =
3                  .   M   M   M   M   =   =                               =                .  =
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    [x] post reseating
    [x] board reattachment
    [i] English ivy removal - 2 count yard debris bins removed
    [i] poison oak removal
    [i] ground leveling
    [ ] retaining wall east higher side
    [i] retaining wall west lower side, fallen cherry to hawthorne tree

Some extensions to this work:

    [i] nuisance tree removal
    [i] clean up nursery pots
    [ ] smaller wall at base of sod pile
    [ ] trench creation for dead poison oak branches
    [ ] plant sword fern in three gallon pot near hawthorne tree

Some things to think on:

  • planting sites for snake plantain, more trilliums
  • stone and log pieces to create forest insect habitats, e.g. centipede and milipede

^ raised vegetable beds

Site, design and construct two raised planter beds for vegetables

    [x] first of two raised beds completed
    [ ] second vegetable bed


^ New plantings tasks

[x] locate site or sites for sunflowers - raised bed, at foot of lilac, in front of northwest downspout and tallest lilies
[x] locate site for green gladiolas of march 12
[x] locate site for yellow squash - raised vegetable bed
[x] locate site for pumpkins - raised vegetable bed
[x] locate site for lettuce - raised vegetable bed

[x] Clear potted plants and tables from front yard up to north of chimney, and palm tree in front of chimney

[ ] Clear and level space between chimney and original late flowering lilac type tree, original in 2016 tree in front bed

[x] Site and locate spaces for two raised planter boxes, for above summertime vegetable planting north of sandbox


^ Smaller tasks

[ ] purple aster dividing

    [x] dig and divide Parkrose aster
    [4/n] locate and prepare / dig holes for four divisions
      [x] original Parkrose aster planting spot at front retaining wall
      [x] north fence back yard
      [ ] north fence back yard, start of NE corner retaining wall to be
      [x] low spot ladder store by house, two count places
      [1/2] foot of palm tree, north fench back yard
      [ ] downspout northwest and front corner of house

    [x] remove smaller pieces and starts from area
    [x] box divisions to give away
    [ ] pot up four divisions for later sharing and sale

 

[5/8] pot up French lavender starts
 

^ [i] Create terrace at top red fence, between white fir and maple tree

    [x] move white shale stones to top middle terrace
    [ ] create top middle terrace with shale pieces
    [ ] flatten top at level of red fence

[ ] strawberry flats preparation

[x] gleditsia tree lift and pot from strawberry row

[x] Saint John's wort removal from strawberry row

[ ] Saint John's wort removal from backyard slope


[ ] cactus repotting

    [x] ~3-24 notocactus magnificus, lemon yellow flowers (tv repair ~2000)
    [x] ~3-18 notocactus haselbergii, "Sweetheart cactus"
    [x] ~4-05 earliest barrel cactus from Portland Nursery Division Street location, cactus not ribbed
    [x] ~4-07 notocactus elegans
    [x] 2023-05-20 mammillaris hahnia
    [1/2] 2023-05-20 notocactus species, yellow spines along ribs
    [ ] cactus de Veris

^ High Country Gardens

Plant or pot up HCG perrenial flowers . . .

    [x] red columbine
    [1/2] perennial verbena 2x
    [x] cherry skullcap
    [1/2] monardella 2x, one count 2023-05-10


[x] pot up and together narcissus and pansies

^ white oak saves

White oak tree seedling salvage . . .

    [x] 4-17 large ~3-year white oaks potted, two count (severe root loss, watch for recovery)
    [x] 4-17 one-year oak potted in one-gallon
    [x] 4-18 one-year oaks potted, two count, one with 40cm long tap root into three-gallon pot (watch for recovery)
    [x] 4-19 single one-year oak to one-gallon pot
    [x] 4-24 half of south most collection of white oak seedlings moved to foot of piernas
    [x] 4-25 one year seedling to 3-gallon pot, with tiny creme and yellow narcissus from 57th street house
    [x] 5-4 oak by peach colored tea rose, front entry way (potted with next)
    [x] 5-4 oak by ipheon bulbs (potted with prior)
    [x] oak under original carnation
    [x] oak in fescue by AB iris "Desert Jubilee"
    [x] 5-10 oak by driveway a next to volunteer red bud treeling
    [x] 5-10 oak at top back hill south side, about five feet south of highest elevation trillium
    [x] 5-11 oak at southeast hilltop corner
    [ ] oak in strawberry row east end
    [ ] oak at downspout drain pipe end north backyard
    [ ] oak at lowest trillium
    [ ] oaks at foot of deck three count

^ Potting and Repotting

[ ] agave montana de 28th street
[ ] agave bracteosa de Silver Hill Seeds . . . suggest some to terracotta or ceramic pot
[3/n] Japanese maples behind garage
[x] green gladiolas in water, ten count
[x] iris unguicularis

    [] iris unguicularis in metal pot outside kitchen

 
[ ] windmill palm seedlings atop gravel pile
 
[x] AB Desert Diamond [~2023-05-03]
[x] AB Hannah's Prayer
 
Repot . . .
[x] native currents, gift from musician and madrona buyer late summer 2022
[ ] thorn-less volunteer raspberry in front bed AB iris clumps

2023-06-12 [ ] yellow syrinchium
[ ] coastal polypodium fern
[ ] native silverleaf with 2022 saved typha seedling


^ Planting In Ground

Following plants noted for planting out individually in permanent places, and also some noted for "rowing out" or planting in rows for better growth:

[x] Japanese maple under pruned cherry tree
[x] Ponderosa pine near same cherry tree
[ ] Ponderosa pine halfway up south side backyard hill
[x] large ~5year Japanese maple planted at Clackamas location
 
 [x] Pacific waterleaf by garage downspout
[ ] unidentified thorny small tree near ostrich plume fern behind garage
[x] aloe maculata to edge of front porch
[ ] agastache de HCG, two-gallon white pot on porch . . . suggest north of blueberry by NW downspout
[ ] second agastache in white pot
[ ] volunteer agastache from 57th street, in pot with iris suaveolens "Mellita Vandee"
 
 [ ] apple trees de S and T located behind kitchen
[ ] snake plantain orchids, two count - locate one at front walkway garage corner
 
 [x, 4/n] hemerocallis seedlings, two pots . . . suggest one pot to north of palm tree by chimney
[ ] iris seedlings bearded, three pots
[ ] iris seedlings beardless, two pots . . . suggest some to:

    * ground next to blueberry near northwest downspout
    * ground by large fir tree backyard south hill

[ ] columbine seedlings, one pot
[x] mint with purple stems . . . suggest to west most strawberry row, until can be divided
[x] mint from Fogerty Creek . . . suggest behind and east of large round stone at northwest downspout
 
 [x] relocate geum triflorum from underneath agave ovatifolia
[ ] geum triflorum seedlings . . . suggest behind day lily seedlings next to chimney located palm
[ ] geum triflorum in one-gallon pot

[ ] Siberian iris from 2021 GPIS beardless September plant sale


^ To Purchase

[ ] "Geotech" or comparable fabric roll
[160/n] medium size retaining blocks
7-12 15, 7-25 15, ~8-16 15:160, 8-21 18:178, ~8-31 20:198, [x] raised bed cornerstones 8 of 8
[x] lumber for one raised vegetable bed


^ ASI plant donations

3 count 1/4 AB Heart of Hearts
3 count AB Hannah's Prayer
3 count AB Afrosiab
3 count AB Eye of Excellence
5 count AB Firefly Frenzy
3 count 1/4 AB Perry Dyer
3 count RB De Nile
 

Sent 7-5 and 7-10:
Heart of Hearts, 1/4 OGB-, 3
Hannah's Prayer, OGB, 3
Afrosiab, RB, 3
Eye of Excellence, OGB, 3
Firefly Frenzy, OGB, 5
Perry Dyer, OGB-, 5
De Nile, RB, 3
AB Desert Jubilee 2 ct

Possible GPIS plant donations 2023:
TB Winter Waltz
TB Lemon Spice
TB RE Immortality
MTB Butterscotch Wine
ABM Ulalena
OGB- Perry Dyer



^ Mid Summer Tasks

In situ:
[ ] replant AB Heart of Hearts
[3/6] replant AB Hannah's Prayer

Potting up:
[ ] up pot old world sedge from Xera plants
[x] up pot quarter AB seedling iris (TB RE Immortality x AB Exotic Treasure)
[ ] up pot agave montana seedlings in five inch pot
[x] lift and pot trio pups of agave salmiana near sandbox
[x] pot no id dwarf agave plants in clear salad container
[ ] pot up agave parryi stem piece under back eve
[x] lift and pot bluest agave seedling from 28th street, 2017 seedling
[x] lift and pot largest of three offsets from last PD agave purchase, a three-way cross

Infrastructure:
[i] clean up front north fence area about dying rhododendron


^ Late Summer Tasks

[x] pot up agave yavapensis
[x] 2023-09-08 and 10 - pot vanilla leaf seed - seeded in two count one gallon pots
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up two loose aloe cooperi
[x] pot up smallest of 2017, 28th street agave scabra x agave "Sharkskin" seedling offsets
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot agave parryi de downtown Milwaukie
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up aloe striatula seedling
[ ] pot pink agastache seed
[x] 2023-09-15 - pot up "fiddle camp" agave and barrel cactus, keeping together
[ ] pot up two 09-06 agave salmiana offsets
[ ] plant second of 1/4 AB sdlng plants, cross (TB Lady Friend x AM Ameera)

[x] 2023-09-16 - aloe arborescens cutting with extended rooting in water
[ ] dwarf hybrid aloes
[ ] soap aloe offsets
[ ] Rocky Mountain penstemon seed
[ ] agastache seed HCG plant, largest pink form

[ ] pot spider plants
[ ] pot golden pothos
[ ] pot rooted sansiviera cuttings


^ 2023 Autumn Tasks


^ 2024 Winter Tasks

[i] complete stone fill around exposed north fence post

    [i] level soil east of northeast corner fence
    [x] lay fabric
    [x] backfill with stone

[ ] clear pots from north arbor vitae
[x] pot eight largest madronas
[x] pot up all Giant Sequoia
[10/x] Giant Sequoia to ground or alternately new homes
[x] create safe steps to northeast fence gate

Noted 2024-01-24:

[ ] clear and clean space about back door
[ ] build three tiered shelving unit in garage for air conditioner, tool trays and plant trays
[ ] construct cover over largest A. salmiana on backyard slope
[ ] construct medium size retainer block wall at cut away soil by back door

^ edit point

2024-02-21:4

[1/3] transplant bleeding heart to backyard fence line
[ ] transplant bleeding heart to foot of Hawthorne tree southeast corner backyard
[x] transplant one mahonia nervosa
[2/5] transplant sword ferns to fence line

Vegetable garden preparation, seeds to plant:

[ ] plant Alma paprika pepper seeds
[ ] plant Roma tomato seeds
[ ] find, then plant unknown aster from Wawona, gathered 2023 October

^ edit point

Watch:

[i] Achlys seeds in two two-gallon pots
[i] vine maple seeds in two two-gallon pots
[x] native wild ginger in round 15 cm pot

Clean up:

[x] trim dead twigs from north front beds, strawberry row
[1] remove spreading raspberries middle north front yard
[ ] move iris from under agave salmiana
[i] thin asters by Japanese maple
[ ] divide red hot pokers by Japanese maple

^ edit point 2024-03-06

One . . .
[i] remove plastic weed barrier from front garden bed north side
[ ] start upper small block retaining wall at end of row of strawberries
[i] clean up volunteering raspberries in strawberry rows
[x] remove Saint John's wort in strawberry rows
[i] mulch along split rail fence line

Two . . .
[ ] construct lower smaller block wall at site of perished rhododendron
[ ] backfill with soil
[ ] plant two count iris unguicularis

^ 2024 Spring Tasks

Three . . .
[x] lift and pot volunteer gleditsia from near front porch
[x] lift and pot windmill palm from seed from Broadway Street, again near front porch
[x] level and mulch small area north of raised garden bed
[i] weed along arilbred iris row, front lawn

Four . . .
[x] transplant cone flower to next to Japanese maple front bed
[i] transplant cone flower to open breaks in strawberry row
[ ] transplant cone flower to next to lilac
[x] plant in ground apple tree of S and T

Potting - repotting and potting up:

[x] pot Ameera x Lady Friend bare iris rhizomes
[ ] plant in ground TB RE Immortality rhizomes presently in moist sequoia needles
[ ] pot up "no id" aril iris seedlings in four inch pot atop bricks front of garage
[x] pot up lifted 28th street agave seedlings
[x] pot up Sunshine Milwaukie agave parryi pups, four count
[x] pot yellow flowering delospermum

[x] pot up columbia desert parsley in six inch square starter pot

[x] pot agave montana seedlings de 28th street
[ ] pot agave ovatifolia seedlings
[x] pot agave parryi huachensis seedlings
[x] pot agave parisana seedlings
[ ] pot agave bracteosa seedlings

^ grass replanting

[x] remove poor sod from south front corner of lawn
[x] add better soil
[x] smooth and compact
[x] plant seed


^ clean ups

front and north
[x] remove asters by piernas
[i] remove asters, chicory, yarrow by large round rock at NW downspout
[i] clear asters and grass around ipheon

front and middle
[x] remove grasses from yucca hesperaloe
[7/5] pot up five or six small stoechas

Red hot pokers re-siting
[ ] find new location for two large volunteer red hot pokers
[ ] divide yellow red hot poker plant

^ digging of trees

[ ] lift and pot gleditsia near north backyard fence
[x] lift and pot white fir/grand fir at second level retaining wall behind wash room
[ ] lift and pot douglas fir among trilliums on southeast backyard hillside
[2/5] lift and pot douglas firs
[x] by Japanese maple,
[x] by agave salmiana,
[1/3] by mangave "Blue Mammoth"


^ seed planting

[ ] chameops, ten count
[ ] sunflowers de Bizi Farms
[ ] wild sunflowers de Yosemite visit return travel
[ ] palms de Daniel G.
[ ] yucca hesperaloe de Daniel G.
[ ] amanranth "Love Lies Bleeding" in seed packet
[ ] notocactus seed gathered 2023


^ References


 

 

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