Insects are suddenly hungry and have started eating the native ginger and hosta. I may let them continue. As always I didn't water like I'd hoped to and many perennials went to sleep before they should have. Hopefully they'll return in the spring before the tree canopy leafs out. I'm working on a rain barrow for the yard. That should help. I may mulch the beds, clean up perennials like phlox that has powdery mildew, and some lilies that were damaged in a storm and didn't bloom. Trying not to mulch though until the leaves fall. This year I'm planning on shredding the leaves and placing them in the flower bed to add organic matter to the soil. |