06-09-2019, 09:33 PM
(06-09-2019, 12:48 PM)tvguy Wrote:(06-08-2019, 05:59 PM)Juniper Wrote:(06-08-2019, 05:06 PM)tvguy Wrote: One of my neighbors moved and a new guy moved in. They were ripping and tearing lots of stuff out .So one day in the winter when I saw them out I told them all those vines on the chain link fence were trumpet vines and they had beautiful flowers every year.
They tore them out anyway. So now it's a butt ugly fence. The guy who bought the places farther who actually has a work ethic and some pride. Used to come and do a lot of work. I haven't seen the son do anything.
Dad rented a backhoe excavator thing and I watched him work his ass off removing a stump in the front yard. And at the time they STARTED to put new siding on the house but 2 years later they haven't done more than one foot. Also the roof shingles are totally shot so he has black plastic on the roof for the last 2 years.
But Hey they got rid of the stump
I had trumpet vine at the old place. The old aggressive kind. Good for a field or something, but hard if on a house or building. I don't think they sell them anymore. They may sell a newer hybridized one, bred to be less aggressive though. I like old fashioned plants. I went by some guys 'free' pile in West Medford a week back and was in love with the garden. He was moving away but didn't want to dig up the plants. He had comfrey which is a big hard to find, but I did bring some with me. He had hops and a bunch of other old school garden plants you don't see anymore. I did bring a few things with me, but part of me wants to go back to the old place which isn't occupied and raid my flower garden.
I think comfrey is kind of invasive isn't it?
I've heard it can be. It was spreading a bit at my old house. The stuff I brought is in a pot. I'm still debating wahether to put it in the ground. This new place has different gardening style than my old one...a better one...I want to be careful.