It’s
no secret that the vegetation suffered in the excessive summer heat. As we walk
our town neighborhood, we see trees that appear to be dead. They say that this “warmer
than normal” trend will continue. We’ll have to learn to work with it or quit trying, I guess. And it's not just here. The availability of fruits and vegetables will become problematic.
Our
purple ash turns early and always gives us a nice display of autumn color.
The
purple ash leaves are gone now, while a maple in the neighbor’s yard still clings
to most of its leaves.
Our
little maple has yet to turn color.
And
this “burning bush” at our front door is beautiful, but Mike plans to pull it
out because it crowds the pathway.
Can’t you just cut the burning bush back?
ReplyDeleteI've been doing that. It really does crowd the pathway, which Mike uses more than I do. It IS a nice screen for the front door.
ReplyDeleteYou could take a few cuttings and pot them and see if they take. If successful, plant again a little farther from the pathway.
ReplyDeleteIt has taken the bush 15 years to get this big. I'll try cutting it back first. If that doesn't work, we'll have to do something else. The space between the pathway and the porch is not very wide. Probably should have planted something else there. A rose bush would be nice, but they aren't drought-tolerant.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Hallie on the burning bush. I love them! But I do realize that sometimes plants get too big for their spaces and something must be done. The big question is, why don't Dan and I have one? We both love them. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteOh, Chris! You and Dan should get one. And Mike has agreed that we can cut it back and see how it goes before pulling it out.
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