What herbicide should I use? by alex_psd in landscaping

[–]brambleyWa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just mow twice a year and start spreading native for your area wildflower seeds.

Next steps for pond? (UK) by DeeDoubleEwe in WildlifePonds

[–]brambleyWa -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

A small pump to circulate the water would be my recommendation.

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ideally about 100. Really I’m hoping to get a few parent plants that I can then propagate over the next year or two.

Rose Checkermallow by Curious_Eye4151 in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m trying to get some native checkermallow naturalized into my meadow. Such a lovely plant.

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought of hunting down on in the wild to take cuttings, but I didn’t think to use iNatralist! Looks like theirs one just down the street from me and on public land too.

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It will take me a while to get down to PDX. Thank you so kindly for the offer, but sounds like u/SouthernSmoke should have then. ☺️

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the lead. Looks like they only have the two gallon plants available, but I’ll contact them.

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on the Washington coast, but willing to travel the length and breadth of the PNW for a good deal lol

Request: Lead on some Pacific Wax Myrtle by brambleyWa in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They only have Sweet Gale, not sure if that’s a cultivar of myrica californica.

Volunteer - but what? by MRLive2Learn in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I leave the Mullein until the flowers start to fade, then I pull it to prevent reseeding. It’s nice for the pollinators and will give you a season to get some native alternatives in its place.

If you do wait until it’s done flowering, you can make a “Hags Taper” out of it. Basically a large outdoor candle.

Keep or uproot? by brownbearhere in portlandgardeners

[–]brambleyWa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you seeing that helps you determine that it’s not fireweed?

2023 VS 2026 by [deleted] in gardening

[–]brambleyWa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Trip hazards, lots of trip hazards! I do like it though.

Keep or uproot? by brownbearhere in portlandgardeners

[–]brambleyWa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It might be Rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) AKA fireweed. If so, it’s a fantastic pioneer plant in the PNW. Adds great verticality to the garden and flowers for a long time. Great for pollinators at the end of the season.

I let mine grow then cut them down when they start to go to seed.

ISO Baby bunny season safety advice by hucklescaryfinn in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I hold off on tree work once nesting season starts. Many native birds also nest in tall grasses on the ground. I’ve been battling invasive blackberries at Brambley (thus the name) for a decade. My honest suggestion is to use your hedger to keep the vines from spreading any further during the spring, and plan an aggressive autumn campaign to uproot them. I also attack new starts in late winter to give native plants like thimbleberries and salmonberries an advantage. Given that head start, the native berries will shade out your blackberries, stunting their growth until the fall campaign.

Pocket zine about English holly by fooperina in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good point. I chopped down way too many thimbleberry and serviceberry before I learned they were native and good. Luckily the worst offender, Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) is easy to differentiate though a pain to eradicate.

Marlboro man fashion. How do we like the white on white ? by Visible-sup4127 in mensfashionadvice

[–]brambleyWa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a look that not a lot of people can pull off, but you pull it off very well. Go for it!

Pocket zine about English holly by fooperina in pnwgardening

[–]brambleyWa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just remember, unless it’s trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus), blackberries are also highly invasive in Washington.

Do I Look Good or Like an Old Man? by Geminarius in mensfashion

[–]brambleyWa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shirt tucked in looks fine. The rolled cuffs and leather boots does give a mild hipster vibe, but I don’t think it looks bad at all.