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FROM HENRY MITCHELL ON GARDENING
Houghton Mifflin Co. 1998. p. 65
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Gatehouse Garden 14 March 2023 |
"This is the precise moment to move snowdrops, while they are in full mature leaf and before they begin to die down. I have a few that have been overgrown by some Kurume azaleas. Every year I vow to get under there and move them forward, but spring is the time of a thousand tasks and one task (I have been rereading Sir Richard Burton), so I hope this year the job will finally get done. They move nicely when dug with the earth still attached to their roots. They are not dried off but are planted instantly––do not answer the phone ––and water well. They will bloom in their new spot next February as if they had grown there for years."
What a perfect admonition from Henry Mitchell. “Do not answer the phone” indeed… I be sure to check the calendar for doctor appointments, and get some leftovers out of the refrigerator that require no preparation this evening. ✅ Off to move some bulbs.
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