Wed, 01 Aug 2007
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So, here is the after picture. Note the firewood pile and the trellis. Both were completely covered with out of control morning glory vine. We left a section of the vine that is covering a brush pile in the middle of the yard, where an above-ground pool used to be. Hopefully we can eradicate this vine eventually and replace it with a native passionvine, which will also be perennial and attaract butterflies. We might remove the trellis if we decide not to get a pool. We can't afford a pool now and might not be able to afford one any time in the near future. If that is the case we may have to re-grade a large portion of the yard. I am not looking forward to that, but I am getting tired of having a giant empty ditch in the backyard...
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Devil in a Blue Dress
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I am sorry I haven't blogged in so long! We have gotten record rain here in Austin this month, and all summer long for that matter. The rain has caused many plants to grow completely out of control and my business is much busier than usual this summer. Usually the heat makes the plants stop growing for awhile and we can take vacations. Not this year. My backyard became completely overgrown by perennial morning glory, a beautiful vine with bright blue flowers that attract butterflies. It is invasive, though, and in years past has taken up too much space in the yard. This year, the vine grew all over our deck and patio as well as most most of our other plants in the yard. My sweet hubby, Eric, and I cleaned up the vine this past weekend. See the next entry for "after" picture and description of a harrowing removal.
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