Fertilizer for the Dogs.

5-8-13 SHORT HILLS: Thanks to the commenters here and on Facebook for pointing out the dogs like bones—talk about your cliché—that I didn’t recognize. Bone meal fertilizer is a modern convenience for the pooch, no need to do all that chewing and grinding. No wonder they were busy around the plants I treated. After I caught on, I watered it in.

We got the rain last night and today, 1.25 inches so far and all of it appreciated.

I also forgot to list new blooms on the last post so here they are: columbine, ajuga, nannyberry viburnum, Korean spice viburnum, tea viburnum, burning bush.


Nannyberry Viburnum. Smooth leaf with reddish central vein.

Tea Viburnum. Pointy-tipped leaf with reddish pigment.

Korean Spice Viburnum. Quite aromatic.

Burning Bush. You can see the red pigment in the leaf/stem junction.