Those Border Collies!
Tags: Gardening With Lily
Yesterday I was lifting some badly located perennials to share with a friend. These plants will do much better in her garden and I am happy to give my plants to that good home where they will be nurtured and appreciated.
The hostas came out easily enough, as did the primroses, but the filipendula gave me a struggle. I went around and around the roots, prying and loosening but it still wouldn't come.
After some 3 rounds of trying, my little Lily, who had been watching the process, reached over, grabbed the plant by the stem, gave a good yank and out it came, without the root. Then she tossed the stem aside - ptooi. Problem solved. Those Border Collies sure are resourceful and they are diligent gardeners, too. Lily also helps me pull weeds and make holes for bulbs, though she does have an inclination for digging them back up again.
I'll locate the Queen Of The Prairie filipendula in the spring when it comes back up again.
Yesterday I was lifting some badly located perennials to share with a friend. These plants will do much better in her garden and I am happy to give my plants to that good home where they will be nurtured and appreciated.
The hostas came out easily enough, as did the primroses, but the filipendula gave me a struggle. I went around and around the roots, prying and loosening but it still wouldn't come.
After some 3 rounds of trying, my little Lily, who had been watching the process, reached over, grabbed the plant by the stem, gave a good yank and out it came, without the root. Then she tossed the stem aside - ptooi. Problem solved. Those Border Collies sure are resourceful and they are diligent gardeners, too. Lily also helps me pull weeds and make holes for bulbs, though she does have an inclination for digging them back up again.
I'll locate the Queen Of The Prairie filipendula in the spring when it comes back up again.