Nn-2018

NN 2018

Overview

This wiki article holds Neela Nurseries' task notes and a couple of lists of things. Next to tasks the completed check mark is shown by HTML character code &#x2714.

^ Native plants at Neela Nurseries

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

• prosartes hookeri, "fairy bells"
  
• trillium
  
• rubus ursinus, native blackberry
  
• fragaria virginiana
  
• fragaria chiloensis, beach strawberry
  
• spirea douglasii
  
• sword fern
  
• licorice fern
  
• stonecrop emerald green
  
• stonecrop grey and dusty
  
• iris tenax
  
• snake plantain
  

^ 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.

2016

• TB Shrieners' ruffled yellow (no id) x TB RE I'm Back, planted early 2016

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, self pollinated
• [2018-12-01] ASI 2018 No. 12 - AB Enchanter's Spell x OP
• [2018-12-01] ASI 2018 No. 22 - AB Signal Butte x OP

Parent iris hybrids and cultivars:

• AR Vera
• I. hookeriana . . . chance reference finding
• I. urmiensis . . . parent among 2018 ASI seed lots

^ 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

Tasks which are in fact bigger:

• [ ] poison oak removal southeast corner
• [ ] paver stone edging along large front garden bed

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^ 2018 Autumn Tasks

North side:

• [ ] group together frost tender plants in 18 by 30 inch bins
  
• [ ] group together hardy succulents to be wintered outside under rain covers
  
• [ ] move potted perennials able to stay outdoors to middle terrace
  

• [ ] complete small back-filling task at north end of middle terrace
  

• [ ] complete weeding, venca and debris removal from north slope
  

South side low:

• [ ] move firepit blocks to north slope
  
• [ ] clear and mulch fire pit 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
  

South side high:

• [ ] lay retainer blocks at top corner iris leaf composting spot
  
• [ ] mark trench line for water run-off from higher property east of backyard hillside
  

• [ ] set two- to three-block high temporary wall just below unwashed pots
  

• [ ] level below wall and plant sword ferns
  
• [ ] level above wall and lay fine gravel
  

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
  

Grey water feature:

• [ ] 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 day lilies 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
• [ ] oriental lily "Nettie's Pride"

To pot plant starts:

• [ ] Concord and Niagra seedless grape stems

^ Buckets

2018-10-29 -- 7, 7, 8, 8, 2

2018-11-05 -- 3, 2, 3, 0, 0
2018-11-12 -- 5, 3, 4, 5, 5
2018-11-19 -- 6, 6, 1, 0, 0
2018-11-26 -- 0, 2, 0, 8, 8

2018-12-03 --

^ 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

2018-11-28

• https://the-cactus-man.myshopify.com/collections/echinocereus/products/ec002-echinocereus-fendleri and Claret cup cactus