Difference between revisions of "Nn-2018"

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NN 2018

Overview

This wiki article holds Neela Nurseries' task and project notes.

^ 2018 Spring Tasks

Works of 2018 to get living spaces and garden spaces up and usable. Bigger tasks include,

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

Some smaller but important tasks include:

• [ ] poison oak removal southeast corner
• [ ] gate creation in fence southeast corner
• [ ] mulched trail from middle terrace to southeast corner
• [ ] paver stone edging along front porch bed
• [ ] paver stone edging along large front garden bed
• [ ] raspberry patch clean up
• [✔] wild flower thinning by driveway

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^ 2018 Autumn Tasks

• [ ] group together frost tender plants in 18 by 30 inch bins
  
• [ ] group together hardy succulents to be wintered outside under rain covers
  
• [ ] move potted perrenials able to stay outdoors to middle terrace
  
• [ ] complete weedling, venca and debris removal from north slope
  
• [ ] move firepit blocks to north slope
  
• [ ] clear and mulch firepit area with wood chips
  

• [ ] south walking ramp project steps (1):
  

• [ ] continue retainer blocks along lowest topology line to ramp base
  
• [ ] locate and clear concrete and other debris from garage foundation corner
  
• [ ] lay gravel and set first retainer blocks at garage foundation corner
  
• [ ] mulch lower part of ramp with wood chips
  
• [ ] set next three retaining block rows and determine row count at garage corner
  

• [ ] remove tarped camelia clippings at first cherry tree and south fence
  
• [ ] mulch with wood chips between lowest elevation cherry trees
  
• [ ] mark locations for first five walking steps at second cherry tree from garage along south fence
  
• [ ] lay retainer blocks at top corner iris leaf composting spot
  
• [ ] mark trench line for water run-off from higher property east of backyard hillside
  

Front yard:

• [ ] trim up and mulch scarlet runner beans at foot of chimney
  
• [ ] trim yellow and white oriental lily stalks, weed and clean up there
  
• [ ] remove last bit old sod and level and replant grass seed at southeast downspout French drain
  
• [ ] trim over-weighted branches of piernis shrub next to deck
  

• [ ] dig and bundle raspberries next to split rail fence
  
• [ ] weed and level soil in this bed
  
• [ ] lay gravel and stones for waste water basin
  
• [ ] mulch with wood chips around gravel basin
  
• [ ] lay larger square walking stones two or three for access to slope along rail fence
  
• [ ] consider space for daylilies or agapanthus between gravel basin and strawberries in row
  

Notes:
(1) carry over project from 2018 spring.

^ To Ground Plants

Key plants and seedlings to get into the ground:

• [ ] all bearded iris, save pure aril iris
• [ ] hardy cyclamen seedlings
• [ ] unidentified aster type ground cover, late winter 2017 FM purchase four-inch potted
• [ ] oriental lily seedlings from lilies 2015 of Bryan Parks, Veris community garden

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^ Buckets

2018-10-29 -- 7, 7, 8, 8, 2
2018-11-05 -- 3, 2, 3, 0

^ References to Add

HTML . . .

• https://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_utf_dingbats.asp

Specific plants and bulbs identified . . .

• http://www.wnps.org/landscaping/herbarium/seedberrylist.html
• https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Prosartes
• https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/MysteryBulbs

2018-04-17

• https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/jubata-grass
• https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev2_037575.pdf
• https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/orange-hawkweed

Pollen structures . . .

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen#Structure

Heliconus butterflies and mimicry . . .

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconius#cite_note-19