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Revision as of 22:24, 12 June 2023
Projectos de 2023
Contents
^ Projects
Larger outdoor maintenance and projects 2023 . . .
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(1) retaining wall cut out and walking ramp
(2) cherry tree pruning
(3) apple tree seedling planting, tree from 57th driveway
(4) aloe polyphylla planting in front north bed
(5) front bed clean up and backfill at original aster planting location
(6) white shale wall building at middle hilltop
(7) red fence repair
(8) raised vegetable beds
^ Details
2023 large project details . . .
^ retaining wall cut out
(1) Retaining wall cut out
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[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
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[x] created on-line request for tree removal estimate
[x] esitmates at ~2k
[x] top branch removal by hand started 4-2
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[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
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[ ] 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
(3) Apple tree planting:
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(3.1) yellow tall bearded iris seedling move to center terrace
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[ ] remove rough bench and stones from between arbor vitae trees
[ ] weed between arbor vitae
[ ] lower soil to about five cm above path
[ ] transplant tall bearded yellow seedlings
(3.2) site / locate in ground place for apple tree
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[ ] take measurements:
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[ ] from concrete retaining wall bend point to path edge near upper hill willow tree
[ ] from south arbor vitae to large ~30 year old fir tree
[ ] from concrete wall bend point to estimated sunniest point minimum 2 meters east of same wall
(3.3) tree planting preparation and action:
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[ ] new terrace marking and measurement about apple tree site
[ ] first stage soil removal including hole for tree planting
[ ] retaining wall about area of first stage soil removal
[ ] tree planting
[ ] second stage / tier soil removal
[ ] retaining wall construction at second stage tier
[ ] third stage / tier soil remove
[ ] retaining wall construction at third stage tier
^ in ground aloe planting north front bed
(4) prepare in ground aloe site for planting
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[x] dying rhododendron removal underway
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[] 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
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[x] all divisions of aster clump dug and lifted
[10/n] boxed and given away
[4/n] transplanted to new sites
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[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
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[x] one of two stone groups moved to top of hill
[i] middle top terrace wall construction underway
[ ] middle top terrace backfill complete
^ south top hill fence repair and terrace
(7) red fence repairs
Lower west side retaining wall work underway. Working to create wall with curved pattern . . .
1 2 = = = = . = = = 3 . . . . . M M M M = = = . = 4 . = = = 5 . = = = 6
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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
^ raised vegetable beds
Site, design and construct two raised planter beds for vegetables
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[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
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[x] dig and divide Parkrose aster
[4/n] locate and prepare / dig holes for four divisions
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[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
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[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
[i] Saint John's wort removal from strawberry row
[ ] Saint John's wort removal from backyard slope
[ ] cactus repotting
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[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 . . .
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[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 . . .
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[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
[ ] Japanese maples behind garage
[x] green gladiolas in water, ten count
[x] iris unguicularis
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[] iris unguicularis in metal pot outside kitchen
[ ] windmill palm seedlings atop gravel pile
[x] AB Desert Diamond [~2023-05-03]
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[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:
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* 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
[ ] 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
[100/n] medium size retaining blocks
[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
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-, 3
De Nile, RB, 3
^ References
