Juncus in my Monday Notes

Weekend Round up in Photos
My Aussie thinks I can't see her getting ready to harass the toads in the cold muck pond, a great catch out of the pond, color is starting to return after a long winter.

Waiting to hear the spring rain will return so I can find a home for these treasures I have been growing for the past two years. The County Soil & Water Conservation District organizes a sale of trees, shrubs and wildflowers each spring. The photo above is a collection of the goodies I have been growing with hopes of that they would reach a good size before being moved into a permanent location. I am super excited about how well these Spruce trees grew on the edge of my veggie patch. BGgarden 2009 list includes:

• Colorado Blue Spruce
• Pin Oak Seedlings
• Swamp White Oak
• Bitternut Hickory

Notes from the last purchase:
The Bald Cypress starters did amazing in our sandy soil. We originally had 10 of them but are down to 8 because the deer had them for a snack one winter night. This year I am going to put bamboo stakes next to the woody starts with hopes the deer will find them less appealing.

Juncus SURVIVED my zone 5 conditions

I was super excited yesterday afternoon to uncover a section of my garden to find that the Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'. When I worked in the greenhouse in years past this was always merchandised up in the Annuals. Last year a garden club visitor told me that this interesting beauty would survive our winters so I placed my Juncus in one of my beds. The juncus is commonly used in container designs because of its unique twisty characteristics. I can't wait to see what the summer will hold for this treasure I wintered over!

Off to check my seeds with hopes of some new sprouts to write about later in the week. Happy Monday Friends!