... which translates in to a lot of gardening clean-up. Clipping more grasses and raking leaves & pinecones... and trimming this and that. A very busy day I did some repellent spraying and adding a cage around the flowering almond seedling that had been chewed upon (looked like rabbit activity).
Today I noticed a winter aconite flower bud... and buds on one of the lilac bushes. A lot of daffodils, crocus and tulip greens are coming up.
I've noticed that a lot of our trees have gone through a growth spurt... especially the birch and crab apple. I need to find places to plant the two crab apple in pots. The seedlings that Sandy gave me last year from the arbor society.
I also noticed a mantis egg-sac on the honeysuckle!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
First day of 2009 Gardening... pre-spring cleaning...
Today, even tho' it was still quite cold, i felt inclined to do some garden/yard maintenance.
I put chicken wire over 10 heuchera plants to keep the deer at bay. I give the deer a fair amount of time to nibble on the plants in the garden... and then i need to step in so that the plants will have a chance to grow. I may be adding more chicken wire at a later date.
I trimmed the zebra grass, pampas and oat grasses... still have a few more to trim. I also trimmed the raspberry bush and a lot of shrubs along the lower edge of the property.
I also picked up a lot of twigs and pine branches. Soon it will be time to burn the pile that i have accumulated.
I put chicken wire over 10 heuchera plants to keep the deer at bay. I give the deer a fair amount of time to nibble on the plants in the garden... and then i need to step in so that the plants will have a chance to grow. I may be adding more chicken wire at a later date.
I trimmed the zebra grass, pampas and oat grasses... still have a few more to trim. I also trimmed the raspberry bush and a lot of shrubs along the lower edge of the property.
I also picked up a lot of twigs and pine branches. Soon it will be time to burn the pile that i have accumulated.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Little Signs of Life
I'm always excited to see the first little signs of life in the garden... and here they are... daffodils breaking ground.
I also noticed that the deer have been helping themselves to the heuchera... so i got the stinky/awful tasting spray out to deter them.
I also noticed that the deer have been helping themselves to the heuchera... so i got the stinky/awful tasting spray out to deter them.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
New Growth!
Today i spotted the first new shoots in the 2009 garden. Little bulbs pushing a quarter of an inch through the soil. It has been a rough November - January so a little bit of life is a refreshing site to see.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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