Nn-2021
Neela Nurseries tasks 2021
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This page a landing point for outstanding garden tasks. Need better organizing . . .
Contents
^ 2021 April 30 Friday
To-Do:
- [ ] plant in ground MTB Dividing Line, with asters de Atkinson
- [ ] repot aloe maculata, original three in ~six gallon black pot
- [x] pot up aloe marlothii
- [x] pot last salvage TB iris from Cully house
- [x] locate in ground place for IB RE Halston
- [ ] locate/create in ground place for AB Syrian Moon
- [ ] plant seedlings of yellow form iris douglasiana
- [ ] plant mint plants in ground
- [ ] plant PCI "Brevette" in ground
- [ ] clean up and cut downed limbs on back yard hillside
^ Pollinations
2021-06-06 Sunday
Notes here on pollinations . . .
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(1) yellow flowering mammillaria x echinopsis oxygona de Terry N
(2) echinopsis oxygona x yellow flowering suspected mammillaria de Portland Nursery (diamond mesh thorn node pattern)
URL to a good cactus site: https://hscactus.org/resources/plants-of-the-month/echinopsis-2019/.
^ 2021-08-15 Sunday
- [ ] repot aloe rietzii
- [x] pot last surviving Crawford Oaks willow twig from 2018
- [ ] pot geraniums with sedums and agave seedlings de 28th Street
- [x] pot cyclamen which are awakening in wood chips on first leveled area by blueberries
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[ ] plant single beargrass north of deck
- [ ] countersink larger potted beargrasses (lift helebor under pink rhododendron
- [x] move echinacea seedlings to spot under gumi berry
- [ ] weed front bed along curb at foot of retaining wall
^ 2021-09-22 Wednesday
- [ ] build trays for agaves and cacti moving under rain covers
- [x] pot up ornamental smartweed
- [ ] find in ground location for "piggy back plant" tolmeii
- [x] give away extra iris
- [ ] plant AB "Oyez"
- [ ] plant AB "Vivid Dream"
- [x] set out for planting five of MTBs from Wildwood Gardens
^ 2021-10-11 Monday
- [ ] 2x4 foot covers for north front corner agaves
- [x] 2x3 foot cover for agave "Jaws"
- [ ] 2x3 foot cover for 28th street seedling agaves and yucca hesperaloes
- [ ] 4x6 foot cover for A. salmiana on backyard slope
- [x] 2x2 foot cover for latest A. salmiana on first terrace in backyard
- [ ] raised amended cover for large A. salmiana front and west
- [ ] min' 2x3 foot cover for largest A. ovatifolia
edit point 1 late 2021 planting ^
- [x] sedum lanceolata planted in ground
- [ ] lomatium martindelii planted in ground
- [x] IB Halston planted in ground
- [ ] kniphofia hirsuta in ground
- [ ] kniphofia seedling de ~2014, upright flower form to sunnier location in ground
- [x] Complete wood chips along strawberry patches
- [x] clean up about volunteer fuschia
edit point 2 backyard hilltop and north side task ^
- [ ] build gate at southeast corner, top of back hill
- [ ] clean behind red portion of fence, remove leaves and soil from bottom of fence
- [ ] dig and give away hellibores under rhododendron (make space for beargrass)
- [ ] shore up mounds about native young sword ferns, southeast hillside
edit point 3 ^
- [x] plant iris tenax seed de Eugene
- [ ] plant windmill palm seeds
- [ ] remove daphne
- [x] 2022-02-07 - lift and give away spirea along split rail fence, front and north side
- [x] pot new seedlings of AB Hannah's Prayer x AB Desert Diamond (4 count)
- [1/n] plant arrowleaf seeds from 2021 May Dalles Mountain hike
- [3/n] plant yellow desert parsley seeds
- [ ] pot last of salvaged Lily of the Nile from 57th street
^ 2021-12-03 - seeds to plant
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Seeds planted:
- [x] sdlg (TB Alcazar x AB Turkish Plum) seeds, open pollinated 4 count - (4" round pot)
- [x] (sdlg TB "alcazar alba") x AB Kalifa's Robe, 16 count - (5" square pot)
- [x] Arrowleaf balsamroot, Dalles Mountain Road - (5" square pot)
- [x] I. aphylla x ?( AB Holy Moley Plum | AB Aril Skyline ) - (4" round pot)
^ 2021-12-04 Friday edit point
Seed planting:
- [x] plant unidentified wild lily seeds from Hamilton Mountain
- [x] 2021-12-17 - unidentified wild lily from Hamilton Mountain
- [x] 2021-12-17 - 2020 beargrass seed from Pinnacle Ridge, Mount Hood
- [x] 2021-12-17 - 2018 TB Alcazar (OP) de Veris garden
- [x] 2021-12-18 - milk vetch and arrowleaf balsamroot de Dalles Mountain
- [x] 2021-12-18 - AB Perry Dyer x AB Aril Skyline
- [x] 2021-12-17 - unidentified wild lily from Hamilton Mountain
2022-01-26
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Mostly north side tasks:
- [x] 2022-02-12 SAT - dig and pot Douglas fir by north gate
- [x] remove fuschia at northwest corner
- [x] 2022-02-07, 2022-02-13 SUN - dig and give away spirea douglasii, two locations
- [ ] remove birch trees from under deck
- [x] trim Hawthorne tree
2022-02-07 Monday
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Some additional tasks:
- [ ] complete northeast corner first phase retaining wall
- [ ] move one bamboo clump to NE corner of this wall's base
- [ ] complete stone fireplace / barbecue outdoors
- [ ] plant / transplant largest potted palm to fence line
- [ ] plant kiwis at fence posts
- [ ] weed and clean up, rake smooth north leveled area
- [ ] create ramp from northeast part of yard up to first original terrace level
^ 2022-02-11 Friday edit point
- [x] pot saved TB Bruce Filardi seedling from 57th
- [x] pot salvaged AB Aztec Prince
- [x] plant columbine seeds, native Colorado state flower form
- [x] plant Mount Saint Helens Sheep Canyon access road lupine seeds
- [u] move Lady Friend AB seedlings from under big agave
- [x] repair path by north gate
- [x] pot fir tree near big agave
- [ ] revitalize pot with cultivated lewisia variety
- [x] clear way for east garage window replacements
- [x] clear way for kitchen window work
- [x] construct platform for front window work
- [ ] build gate SE corner
^ ease burden
- [ ] give away two trays worth of plants under a rain cover
- [ ] start a give away list of plants
^ 2022-02-14 - planting in situ
Planned native planting:
- [x] complete fill and mixing of soil, river sand out front
- [1/2] plant Pasque occidentalis seedlings
- [u] plant between six and nine biscuit root seedlings
- [u] plant HCG penstimen as Pasque flower companions
Planned HCG planting:
- [ ] locate planting places for agastache
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( Consider one at corner near volunteer hardy fuschia. )
[ ] clear and prepare northwest corner, fuschia corner for planting pasque flower, agastache, penstimon
[ ] locate places for yucca flacida, two pots and three to four plant with dividing
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[3/3] lift agapanthus along front walk, clear spaces for native planting
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[2/n] box agapanthus for sale
[x] move compost bin away from house
Primary work as of mid-February is at north back slope, creating terraces and build retaining wall.
^ 2022-02-28 - weeding and cover moves
- [ ] move largest agave cover to backyard first terrace
- [ ] move 4x8 foot cover to upper slope, cover firewood
- [ ] locate place for TB iris seedlings three years in 1/2 gallon round pot, no id ruffled yellow x TB RE I'm Back
- [ ] construct fourth terrace, middle back yard under north most maple tree
- [u ~50%] weed dandelions in back
- [u ~10%] weed English violets
Misc . . .
- [x] build list of seedlings requiring potting up
- [ ] locate planting spaces for five sword ferns
- [ ] set bait at mole or no id animal holes south and north yard space
^ 2022-03-12 - seedlings to pot up
Agaves and natives . . .
- [ ] agave montana, two pots to divide and pot up
- [ ] agave sdlgs de Merges street
- [4/n 2 ct in ground] Gray's desert parsley
- [7/n 4 ct in ground] Columbia desert parsley
- [5/n 1 ct in ground] arrowleaf balsamroot de Dalles Mtn 2021
- [ ] Cooper's aloe de 2020, planted 2021
white oaks . . .
- [ ] under 6x6' cover
- [ ] from behind kitchen
- [ ] mavericks from under tall oak in backyard
- [ ] de Klickitat trail 3/12
^ 2022-03-12 - plants to dig and pot or move wet season
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(1)
- [x] move lupine de Mischa from future walking point through concrete retaining wall
- [u] pot Pacific Madronas, all larger ones 25 cm and taller
- [u] three count three-gallon size trees potted 0313
- [u] one one-gallon size tree 0313
- [ ] lift and box extra fescues out front
- [ ] move fescues at north side terrace project to middle hillside
- [u] pot remaining Douglas firs, back hill, near recycling bin, and from north end curb side retaining wall
- [ ] pot, box bergenia originally from 57th street
- [7/n] move, pot, box Saint John's wort from strawberries along split rail fence
- [ ] lift and remove raspberries by split rail fence
- [ ] move MTB Butterscotch Wine for soil removal from backyard near kitchen
- [2/n] tray up extra strawberries, post and sell
- [ ] dig and pot volunteer gleditsia at water catchment point by front yard rhododendron
- [ ] dig and pot white oaks
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[x] fir tree near recycling bin potted
[x] one douglas fir under light creme rhododendron, north retaining wall potted
[ ] four year old trees south back slope [ ] hidden three year tree under light peach rhododendron [ ] small one year firs near agave parryi
(2)
(3)
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[ ] by garage door end of front walkway
[ ] next to iris AB "Parable"
[ ] underneath and south of goumi berry
[ ] by large potted apple tree from 57th street, on backyard slope
2022-04-22
Small tasks:
- [ ] dig and box iris foetidissinma south back slope
- [x] dig and pot Japanese maple near front north agave ovatifolia
Larger task to create level usable space behind kitchen, depends on smaller projects:
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Project 0422-1 - all wood chips to back yard
- [ ] wood chips mulch out of driveway
- [ ] queue wood chips under cherry trees at south back fence
- [ ] complete weeding on first terrace, locale holding bergenia de 57th street
- [ ] remove broken planter box with Sherrett street TB iris seedlings
- [ ] remove partly rusted metal shelving unit
- [ ] remove two older planting tables
- [ ] define spot to queue soil in driveway
- [ ] move several fallen cherry tree rounds to lowest driveway point for soil queueing
Project 0422-2 - four by eight foot rain cover to middle top slope, to cover firewood
- [ ] Create paver pads for cover structure legs
- [ ] measure and mark cover structure ground contact footprint
- [ ] level footprints and smooth with fine gravel
- [ ] set flat pavers in place atop gravel
- [ ] perform reasonable leveling between rain cover ground contact points
- [ ] wood chips mulch between footprints
- [ ] set runners atop which to stack firewood
- [ ] move cover
Project 0422-x:
- [ ] prune top of cherry tree closest to house
^ 2022-04-20 - urgent
More urgent, cool weather dependent tasks:
- [3/n] pot larger madrona tree seedlings
- [ip] dig Saint John's wort in long strawberry row
- [1/n] arrowleaf balsamroot seedlings to ground
- [ ] remaining western Pasque flower seedlings to ground
- [ ] pot up agave montana seedlings
- [ ] pot up agave de NE Merges street seedlings
- [3/n] pot up or move bleeding heart from base of large agave
Clean up:
- [ip] along front yard rhododendrons
- [ip] around lilac
- [ ] water catchment basin
- [ ] between large agave and Japanese maple front bed
- [ip] south of agaves on back hill
Plant:
- pasque flower, desert parsely, Saint Helens lupine about large hybrid lilies by chimney