Over the last week, I have been receiving plants and bulbs that I ordered over the internet. Many plants I have had to pot up, to wait until the weather warms up. I got 3 bare root bushes/trees, two of which I potted up because I’m not sure where I am putting them yet. The third, a Blue Moon rose, I planted on Friday. I just happened to have the perfect place for it in an area I had prepared last fall, but for which I had not found the right plant for.
Saturday, although it was cool, was a good day to work outside (until the sleet started anyway). As I was potting up the two bare root bushes, WS asked me if I wanted to divide up the Japanese iris. This iris clump has been in place for over 10 years and has grown to about 6 feet wide. In thickness, it was only a couple of feet because it was bound by a rock wall and the house foundation.
I had been wanting to divide that clump for the last couple of years. When WS asked the question, I jumped and said “Fer Sure!” (or something to that affect). Now is the perfect time for dividing it since it is just now breaking dormancy and has not really put out any growth. He dug it up, split into 5 parts and let me take care of the planting (which is as it should be).
I put two of the clumps up by the dog pen; next to the lilacs I planted last year. Two other clumps were placed toward the bottom of a steep bank below the back corner of the fence. Vinca and dead nettle is along the sides of the bank, to control erosion, and this is the area that I want to let naturalize. I figured that the Japanese iris would do well there.
The last clump, of course, went back to where it came from. This left a whole lot of room, so I was able to plant some of my new lilies (American Spirit and freebie oriental lilies) along with orchid gladiolas.
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