CD Tree Blooms on Schedule
- Subject: CD Tree Blooms on Schedule
- From: "Tiede, Karen E" k*@eds.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 08:20:54 -0600
Despite the drought, despite the errant autumn weather, despite the late
Thanksgiving--the CD Tree in my front yard bloomed right on schedule, the
Sunday after Thanksgiving. (And funny how all the night-blooming glow trees
in the neighborhood flowered on exactly the same weekend...)
I was a little concerned--the leaves on the crepe myrtle that becomes a
glowing CD tree this time of year hung on forever, and it's hard to hang
those CDs on branches full of leaves. But a cold snap (around here, that
means "frost") knocked the last of the leaves down just in time. I glue the
printed fronts of CDs together so that both sides are shiny; some people
prefer to hang single CDs so that they flash dark and bright when they turn
in the breeze.
Points if you want a CD tree of your own this season:
1. The birds at the feeder take a day to get used to the flash and then
they're back in force.
2. Last year, I used fishing line to hang the CDs. It disappeared
visually, but it also degraded with sunlight and it was hard to pick the
leftovers out of the branches. This year, I'm using a cellulose yarn
leftover from a knitting project.
3. CDs themselves are pretty UV-resistant; they will scratch but don't
degrade or fall apart.
4. The tree looks great at night when the Christmas lights catch the CDs.
5. A different winter gardening approach--spray paint any dry grasses or
perennials that will eventually get cut down. (This is, spray paint them in
the garden--assuming we already know we can paint the ones that come
inside.) Amaze your friends with your silver miscanthus...
Happy winter gardening!
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