Dayna's Landscaping

A board member took great pride in keeping this raised bed of roses looking its best.  Occasionally, a Knock-out rose shrub would die over the winter and need to be replaced.  Together, we decided it would be best to remove the ornamental grass and the barberry shrub in the center and have all roses.  Some hostas died on the edge and were divided and replanted to fill the void.  It's done very well over the years.  The brick circle has some damage that will need repaired, and the hostas are beginning to look like they will need to be divided.  The board member's term is done, but I continue to keep it maintained.

 This is a short video of Monarchs on September 21, 2020 in the Hornady Family Arbor.  Stuhr Museum Rail Road town is closed this time of year, so this is a quiet stopping place for them.

 A strong thunderstorm hit Grand Island and surrounding area on August 6, 2019. The winds topped 80 mph in places causing a lot of tree damage.  There was so much damage that the city of Grand Island had to create places for people to drop off all of the debris.  Stuhr Museum maintenance spent the next several months cleaning up and hauling away trees and debris on the property.   

 After working one season and learning the landscape of the arbor, I decided to simplify things.  There were too many garden areas to groom, and for the maintenance employee to mow around.  It's a more pleasant view with a nice lawn, grown trees, and fewer gardens. Iris growing under two trees in the shade.   Removed iris and planted in another location.  Sowed grass seed here. Removed plants in the next three photos, and sowed grass seed.  There are many more garden areas that were eliminated and sown to grass seed.

Every spring, the junipers growing along the edge of the sidewalk around the Stuhr building get pruned.  This small hedge serves as a barrier for any visitors who would choose to walk the edge and possibly fall off.  I usually trim various branches with a a pair of hand pruners to form a natural look.  One year, they were invaded with bagworms.  I hand picked all of them, then later replaced four shrubs.  

The bridge leads up to the main building at Stuhr Museum.  Petunias are consistent blooming annuals that take the heat, wind, and hail.  They come in a variety of colors which makes the landscape more interesting year after year.  Roses were planted at one time, but failed.   A newly planted bridge with mugo pines, feather reed grasses and Red and White Wave petunias.  This was planted before I worked at Stuhr Museum.  Looks good! Carpet roses were planted here some time before 2014. This is 2015, and I replaced some winter killed roses as a quick fix for the Stuhr Building Grand opening. I planted Red Velour Tidal Wave petunias in 2017 to replace red carpet roses. Violet Wave petunias planted in 2018 Tidal Wave Silver petunias planted in 2019 Tidal Wave Cherry petunias planted in 2020.  Notice how large the mugo pines have grown.

 The following photos show a hard pruning of Bridal Wreath Spirea.  They were overgrown with a lot of dead limbs.  The pruning was done in early summer, 2016, after spring blooming.  They were probably never pruned, and are quite old.