![]() I found the best technique for removal was to take my Japanese garden hoe and run it beneath their shallow roots. ![]() The fence borders were filled with creeping charlie. I remember my grandparents yews getting cut down to bare wood and bouncing back beautifully yews are like that. It’s probably time to bring in somebody that can lop off the top half and bring it back to a reasonable size. ![]() I’ll be trimming the boxwoods later this month and I cut back as much of the yew as I could reach. I monitor our dwarf Alberta spruce throughout the year for spider mites and have to treat it periodically (they’re prone to pests), but it’s fine right now. Doesn’t that sound like a charming addition to the front of a Victorian? We have a lot of the varieties from RISE’s list of plants that work well in this area, and looking at it again I’m thinking I’d like to have hollyhock too. The perennials are thriving! I was able to split some of them to use along the wrought iron fence. I like most of the garden to be self-sustaining and easy to take care of, but I do enjoy my time working on it! AND not OR has tips tailored to all kinds of gardeners to help you get a game plan together. The great spring garden cleanup of 2019 has come to completion! I’ve pulled the weeds and have been assessing the garden after our particularly harsh winter. This is the second of three posts sponsored by RISE’s AND not OR home and garden program.
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