The Saga of the Drive Bed...

You've heard the story of the

Drive Bed,

many times.

I did a long history blog about it 

last year.

Well...it changed again.

I thought maybe I could save this big Prickly Pear.

The Cactus Bugs had done a real job on it.

I began trimming back and cleaning up the ruined pads.

That's when I began to see even more of the awful bugs.

Why do all that work, just to have it continue to fall apart?

So, I started hacking it out.

Not an easy job, with such a big mess.

I finally got it hacked down, and the trunk dug up.

I hauled it out and piled it all in the Grove, where it began years ago.

Maybe some of the pads will root, and grow again.

By the way...these can be vicious plants.

Long spines are not the biggest problem.

Those mean little stickers...glochids....are.

They were even in the soil.

They worked their way into my gloves,

and since I sit on my behind, while I garden...

Well...you get the picture.

NO FUN!!

Anyway...here is the new incarnation...

So far, I like it.

These Golden Barrel Cacti needed to have more sun, anyway.

And, the little Bunny Cactus fit in, nicely.

It looks especially nice, in the morning light.

I'm sorry to lose such a beautiful plant.

But, the bugs won this one.

That's the thing about gardening...

it's never DONE.

Hope you're enjoying your ever-changing gardens.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~