I finally finished spreading my wood chips on the yard! I think this load was closer to 14 yards. Thought it would take me the weekend, but took the whole week. The moles love the mulch, so spent some time throwing smoke bombs in the tunnel, and sealing up entrances with hardware cloth. I went to Portland Nursery and bought an evergreen huckleberry, an Oregon Tea Tree (ceanothus sanguineus), and a salal. I planted the huckleberry to provide some shade for the bunchberry. The other two plants replaced non-native plants, like hostas and hellebore. Full disclosure: I hate hostas, but I know they get a lot of love here...
My drip irrigation system developed a leak, so off to the hardware store to buy more hose couplers. I love drip irrigation because it doesn't require digging, it's easy to add new plants, and I can install myself. I hate drip irrigation because plugged emitters leak. Sometimes emitters leak, and need to be spliced out. Some emitters have higher flowrates, even though they are all 1gpm parts. No matter how bad it gets, it's so much better than hand watering, and the plants are happier.
The cornus nuttallii bare roots are finally starting to break dormancy and leaf out. Took around 4 weeks, and I thought they were dead ;) I also try to save all of the conifer seedlings that I find, and have a nursery of baby douglas firs to plant next spring.
Creeping buttercup is taking over. It's very time consuming to kill because it grows back if anything is left behind. Definitely my most hated weed. Curse you, Creeping Buttercup!!! ...but the little yellow flowers are kinda cute
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