Gardening Diary – April 27, 2024

 Dappled Willow (before pruning)

[Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’].

Picture taken on April 27, 2024.

The Dappled Willow at the right side of the back garden “exploded” in growth this past month! We decided to prune this plant since it was interfering with our access into the back garden and was hanging over into our neighbors’ yard.

Dappled Willow (after pruning)

[Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’].

Picture taken on April 27, 2024.

While I was pruning the Dappled Willow, Sharon was digging up the Dock Weed [Rumex obtusifolia​] from the right side of the garden near me.

After I finished pruning the Dappled Willow, Sharon and I pruned the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea] that was next to the Dappled Willow that I was pruning.

Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood

[Cornus sericea]

Picture taken on April 28, 2024

We pruned a few branches off the Java Red Weigela [Weigela florida 'Java Red'].

Java Red Weigela

[Weigela florida 'Java Red'].

Picture taken on April 28, 2024

We then started to weed around the Hardy Bensonhurst Purple Fig Tree [Ficus carica] near the latter plants.