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| P..J.M. RHODODENDRON |
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| INNOVATIVE HERB GARDEN |
Tuesday, 9:00 AM. 50 degrees F at the ferry dock, 49 on the back porch. Wind NNE, calm with light to moderate gusts. The sky is mostly cloudy, the humidity 59%. The barometer is beginning to rise somewhat, now at 30.05". Winds off the lake have cooled the weather considerably again.
The P.J.M. Rhododendrons, a very hardy hybrid evergreen Rhododendron, is blooming all around Bayfield. A number of other Rhododendrons and azaleas are hardy with us and will bloom, but the P.J.M. is very dependable and grows well. It is hardy in zones 4 through 8, and requires an acidic soil, moderate moisture and light mulch over the roots. It will take full sun this far north, but appreciates light shade. It will grow as high and wide as 6' when full grown, and a good specimen is a beautiful springtime sight.
Neighbor Beth up the street does a lot of innovative permaculture gardening, and the kitchen herb garden pictured is a rather neat idea. It is a gabion concept, rocks held together with hardware cloth and wire. It is a good use of small rocks one has collected in the yard, and the design allows for herbs of various sizes to be used in a small space. I like a lot of permaculture ideas but do not have the patience to initiate most of them myself.
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