Choice Morsels

Today's photos & garden task was tying up the Blackberries. I have 2 rows of thornless blackberry plants, which have more or less an "upright habit," though by sheer weight they tend to flop over and get in the way of mowing. So, I tie them up with torn strips of old sheet to keep them generally upright and out of the way. Tying them also helps protect them from being broken by wind or by me bumping into them. They reproduce by root, popping up new shoots out to one side or another, generally more or less in line with the parent plants. Here's a "Before" Shot of Some Blackberry Canes Near the Rain Garden: It is actually 2 plants.  This is the "After" Shot of That Same Pair of Blackberries Now Tied Up There are actually two tall metal pole-stakes in amongst all that tall greenery.  The canes on the ground sprouted lots of new upright growth, which appears now to be sticking out every which way since I tied up the central canes, but, trust me, on...