I didn’t take any pictures because there’s nothing to see, really, but I finally got the MLB feeders up this morning (four of them, at least), and I removed the wintercreeper from around the pond. I was going to leave it because it’s perfect for the spot, and the creeping jenny that C gave me is non-native anyway, but then I remembered that I’d seen some Virginia creeper down by the creek last year, and eventually found it. I thought about buying some on ebay, but the only seller who had live plants (cuttings, actually) is in FL. It’s a native species here, but IL Virginia creeper already knows it’s chilly here right now, and FL Virginia creeper would take some time to adapt, and may die in the process. It’s just barely starting to leaf out, and you can’t even see it because I put the mulch back atop it after planting, but the vine I pulled happened to be exactly the right length for the area where I wanted it.  I did notice that there’s more pachysandra than I’d thought; I guess I’m just too impatient for green to poke through the mulch, so I assume death instead of just not leafed out yet. The Allegheny won’t spread as fast as Japanese pachysandra would, but it will grow, and if it escapes into the woods, no harm done. Not so for the Japanese variety!

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It’s crappy, rainy and chilly, but there is happy moss on a rock in the bird pool of the pond.

Also, I finally got around to potting the taro and caladium. When I forget, the three sun-tolerant caladium are in the bigger pot, and the three smaller ones are shade caladium and the taro that won’t be submerged in the pond. I finally broke down and ordered the landscape foam so I can do floaties for the pots that won’t be on the island.