Hi everyone . We just got back from Fl last week. Quite a temperature difference!! Left those 70-80 deg. temps for 40's - 50's .
Our new grandson is beautiful and getting so big so fast !! It was extremely hard to leave that baby..
Now the replacement of bushes , mulch begins here. Super storm Sandy and salt water wrought havoc or killed so many bushes and the lawn. We already put gypsum down to counteract the salt , milorganite to feed bushes and lawn. Tossed perennials that succumbed to the salt water too. Don't think at this time they will be replaced.
Found out that cedar mulch has gotten quite pricey if you can find enough of it -just not readily available this year. I don't like to put down mulch with dyes being on the water, but this year , it seems there's not much choice. We want to get all that done this month.
Been overwatering with sprinkler system to leach whatever salt left in yard away. Not as bad as some we've seen - just work we hadn't planned.
Still have house repairs to get to also. Some we'll do others have to be contracted out.
As for all my cuttings , only had 4-5 out of about 45 or so that did not make it. Unfortunately one variety Salce was among those that didn't make it and still babying a Paradiso Nero . Keeping my fingers crossed !! . At a later date I hope to be able to try them again. FL house has so many windows and they were ideal for all those cuttings !
With all our work ahead , I'll most likely be just reading posts when time allows. :-)