Almighty Bits Of Green

I keep planting away, in and around the Almighty Falls.

In such a large space with a monolithic construction of rock, the greenery is just tiny specks.

Much like the baby fishes are currently but tiny flecks of color in a big pond.

I am planting for the long term.

Instant gratification is taking a back seat to mature size and as close to no maintenance as a garden can get. I'm getting old and that slope is not going to get less steep over time.

Defined and tidy will have to do while the greenery is growing.

Operational overflow continues with the spring feed into the pond. The water mechanics has been a big success. The sound isn't so bad either.

I keep mulching away too. That is making the bits of green show up a bit better.

This morning another twenty four bags of mulch were toted up the hill and spread. I finished planting the 'Streib's Findling' cotoneaster in the section closest to the Almighty Falls above the old retaining walls.

It is already looking better, more a part of the garden than some behemoth lurking on the far edge of the yard.

I still give it two years to lush up. Next year will be the first real growing season. It will look fuller by the end of that year. By the middle of the second year, the pond plants will be filled in and the surrounding garden will have become something of substance. I am really looking forward to seeing how the 'Tiger Rye' Staghorn Sumac performs. I have not used this plant before. If it does what is advertised, it will be stunning.