Joseph and Spruces

Joseph and Spruces
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TREES!!!

We have two new trees. Both of them are Colorado (blue) Spruce. They were delivered yesterday and it was well worth the extra money to have them delivered and plopped in to the holes dug prior to their arrival. Joseph and I worked for a solid two hours back filling the dirt, carrying water and carrying mulch to give these two a proper welcome. They don't block the offensive lights... yet. But in the meantime, they provide a visual block that is helpful to the psyche.

Back Yard

Back Yard
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This is a view of our back yard from the eastern corner. The place we call "joy" is becoming more and more our space. We have the site prepared for the larger of the two blue spruce. We also picked out where the smaller spruce will be going. The trees will be delivered on thursday.

Blue Spruce

Today, we traveled down to our favorite nursery (Kleber & Sons) to purchase a tree and get prices on arbs too. We wanted a blue spruce to help us "take back the night" from the lights of neighboring buildings. We found a beautiful specimen, a blue spruce that's approx. 7 ft. high. It will be delivered next week. I also found a smaller blue spruce (5 ft.) that i just had to have... it made me smile... and was only $25.

So now, we are clearing turf and preparing the spots where the trees will go. We decided that it is our anniversary present to ourselves.

p.s. the quince continues to do wonderful since it was transplanted.

Wild Asters

The wild asters have started to bloom. The bright pink ones are first... the purple are behind in their bloom cycle.

The Quince has moved...

In preparation for the light-blocking blue spruce... we moved our little quince. She is now located on the upper part of the yard and looking lovely and well adapted. Joseph created a bed for her and she sits up higher than before and has a really nice presence.

Windy Day

Plumage
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Last evening I decided to move the heuchara (creme brulee) out of the main bed near the birdbath. It wasn't happy in that location... too much sun. I moved it under the maple tree near the back patio and i believe that it will do much better in that spot. It was showing signs of recovery very quickly. This morning i had to rush out and rescue the heuchara and a hosta from the clay pot with melon sage that blew off the patio. the winds have been wicked today. I'm still trying to figure out how it blew off... big plant in heavy clay pot. The heuchara was only hit by the foliage. The hosta took a direct hit from the clay pot. Oh well, it's the end of the season. I do believe that the neighbor taking out the three big pines from her yard has effected the amount of wind we receive... sigh.