Here I am after last years first blizzard trying to "save" my aborvite from the ice an snow that was weighing
it down. Little did I know I was "killing it with kindness"! Last summer I began to see it losing its color and
beginning to die. I couldn't find any pest infestation or disease so I just kept it watered through the heat
of summer and feed it along with all the plants in the garden and hoped that it would survive. It has to be
at least 25 years old. I remember carrying it in my lap on the trip home from the garden center (obviously
Bob was driving!) At least 3 species of birds take turns nesting in it. The grackles were especially territorial
when nesting and were VERY vocal about my working in the garden around the bush! From my kitchen
window I could watch the many chickadees who sun themselves each day on the edges of the bush and
wait their turns at the birdfeeder. Many times a hawk has swooped through the shrub trying to snag some
lunch and come out empty handed but recently he got one of my beautiful cardinals. I knew I would have
to cut down the arborvite before the birds began their Spring nest building so last Friday I reluctantly started chopping away.
No comments:
Post a Comment