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periwinkles
I planted all 12 of the magenta periwinkles (that looks very weird, doesn't it?) around the boxwood in front of the building. The soil is full of earthworms, enough so that I carried one over to the next tree [1]. By the time I was done my knees were stiff: the low railing around the tree left me more-or-less crouching as I dug and planted.
It looks good, though, and if they take that's the job done more or less indefinitely: periwinkles are perennials, spread, and in fact generally used as groundcover. I might tuck something else between them, while they're still new and haven't spread.
If the farmer I spoke to Saturday comes through, I'll get proper darker-purple periwinkles at least for the tree I moved the worm to. Or maybe I'll just pick up a flat of marigolds tomorrow.
[1] These are Manhattan sidewalk trees, each with an island of earth around it, and then sidewalk.
It looks good, though, and if they take that's the job done more or less indefinitely: periwinkles are perennials, spread, and in fact generally used as groundcover. I might tuck something else between them, while they're still new and haven't spread.
If the farmer I spoke to Saturday comes through, I'll get proper darker-purple periwinkles at least for the tree I moved the worm to. Or maybe I'll just pick up a flat of marigolds tomorrow.
[1] These are Manhattan sidewalk trees, each with an island of earth around it, and then sidewalk.