Here's a long shot. You can see there is quite a bit of vegetation between the rocks. I did take the fence down for the winter. I hope the deer won't decide there are things here to munch, but it seemed like the nylon fencing would just get weighted down in the snow anyway.
Lamb's Ear is hardy. No problem there. But I like how interesting this mound of leaves is looking. This started from a sickly end-of-season pot in 2023, and I've already split the clump once. You can see that small wad just left of front center in the long shot. It hasn't mounded up yet, but it's OK.
This one, I'm keeping an eye on. It is marginally hardy here. I did have one long ago that did not survive. However, it's sure looking good so far. You can compare it to the original size in the link below. This is a Euphorbia, called Donkey Tail.
The plants I brought inside are doing fine. I left little clumps outside too, just to test them. The one that wasn't supposed to be hardy at all is clearly dead. The one that was marginal is still alive. The coldest we've gotten yet is 14 degrees, so not a definitive test.
Anyway, from a purchase of one pot of each of those plants, it looks like I'll have 4 pots to put out in the spring.
In other news: I edited a lot, I worked on writing one of my news columns. I did get back to some work, but I have to confess that I'm not working very hard.
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4 comments:
Nice that there are things in the rock garden that don't die out in the winter.
Ann- yes, although I haven't really planned for winter interest
Lulu: "Ooh, a euphorbia? We have to put those in very sheltered locations here or else the frost kills them! Maybe yours is in a protected spot!"
Lulu- There are hundreds of euphorbias! Some are tough
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