Garden blogging
Greetings, folks. Anything happen while I've been away? We've bought a house -- a classic early-'60s ranch -- and moved to the east side of Raleigh. The sellers were under contract with another buyer last summer and fortunately for us, the deal fell through. So the sellers didn't really tend to the lawn or garden from about June until we took occupancy in February. We inherited some cool stuff -- a hydrangea, a lot of azaleas, some hosta, several columbine, and other perennials. And a lot of things we were not attracted to. Like ivy. It was all over the side and back of the house. You know what ivy does to a brick house? Attaches to the brick and mortar and pulls stuff apart. I mistakenly did not take a picture that did it justice. Pulling it down and killing it was quite the chore, especially since it had become intertwined with this massive hibiscus. The only way to kill the ivy was to take out the hibiscus, too. Easier said than done. First, I chopp...