Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
My goodness, you all are getting the bad weather this year. What a baptism into your new locale.
ReplyDeleteSure is pretty--just be careful walking on it!
ReplyDeleteDid it stay "just a thin layer" - or build as the day went on? Ours started out thin but by evening it was more than half an inch.
ReplyDeleteNo, ours melted off and we did not get any more.
DeleteLovely icy photos; I especially like the jeweled chicken wire!
ReplyDeleteYou've really had your share of WEATHER this winter!
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