AmericanBeautyBerry — Native Front Yard https://native-front-yard.writeas.com/tag:AmericanBeautyBerry The project of converting my front yard from turf grass with Asian shrubs to all native plants. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:53:24 +0000 beautyberry update https://native-front-yard.writeas.com/beautyberry-update?pk_campaign=rss-feed The American beautyberry plants survived the winter! They were so far behind a lot of other plants, I thought they might not have made it but all six are intact. In s mulched bed next to a log, a long stem with lots of healthy looking leaves on it.

The American beautyberry plants survived the winter! They were so far behind a lot of other plants, I thought they might not have made it but all six are intact.

In a mulched bed next to some logs, two long stems leaning different directions, covered in healthy looking leaves.

Some of them sprouted a lot of leaves on their original stems. But some of them are budding little or not at all on the original stem, instead putting all the growth into a clump of new leaves at the bottom.

In a mulched bed, some healthy looking leaves sprout from the base of a long stem that has few buds further up.

In a mulched bed with a log behind it, some healthy looking leaves sprout from the base of a long stem..

The grasses had just about suffocated them, but were easy to uproot in the mulch. The berry plants look like they feel so much better.

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]]> https://native-front-yard.writeas.com/beautyberry-update Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:01:27 +0000 false spring https://native-front-yard.writeas.com/the-falsee-spring-continues-and-may-turn-out-to-be-a-real-spring-after-all?pk_campaign=rss-feed The false spring continues and may turn out to be a real spring after all. Been holding off on gardening because I expect one last freeze... The false spring continues and may turn out to be a real spring after all. Been holding off on gardening because I expect one last freeze. The American beautyberrys have not budded out so I think they agree. Nonetheless, the non-native weeds and some of the prolific native ground covers have taken all the rain and turned it into explosive growth.

Sigh. I have to weed eat today.

I yearn for that future date when my lawn has become a garden. So much work still to get there.

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