Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

Monday, June 18, 2012

Work around the yard...and the Back 40

          Been busy trying to finish a few projects, 
being a Gemini 
I can be seen going in many directions at one time...
Planted this Larch many years ago, 
didn't pick the best location it has had to compete 
with the Maples in the neighbours yard. 
Decided to take it down we have another one in a pot 
so life is good.
Went to a yard sale on Saturday bought a mini scathe which a file from a past GS sharpened it up also picked up a 24 inch pipe wrench for $1 Yard wood, a favourite Rhodo old copper
Cleaned up firewood had a fire and burned some brush and the Scotch Broom from the neighbours and along the road [a real problem in these parts] This is what I call my back 40 area.
Poppy patch, Peonies, Weigela and Old Copper

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Building a New Daffodil Bed


Hope you don't do what my sister did (by accident). She was rearranging my blog look and DELETED the Linky Followers (thought it was a title). 
Groan (she REALLY GROANED and cried a bit too) and couldn't get them back. 
SO If you were a Linky follower could you link up again. 
Rob
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Thanks to the followers of my blog. 
Appreciate getting to follow back on your blogs as well.
Today I am welcoming and linking back from my posts. 
I add you to my blog list when you follow.
I am going thank different followers each day with a link on my post so others can visit too.
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Apron Thrift Girl: Thrift Share Monday and Between Naps on the Porch 158th Metamorphosis Monday, Homemaker on a Dime: Creative Bloggers Party Hop, House of Grace: Twice Owned Tuesday No. 82

The thrift part of this post: daffodil bulbs dug up from other parts of the garden and saved for this project, worm casting (home grown), compost (home composted). Used what I had on hand. The metamorphosis is the before growth (making the bed/planing) and the after (daffodils at end of post). The creative is making something new from something else (soil additions rototilled + divided daffodil bulbs = daffodils in abundance in a new flower border). The twice owned is reusing daffodil bulbs separated when thinning another daffodil bed and using some tools collected at fleas and garage sales.

It may seem a little silly to be planting this time of year... but the snow is almost gone and the sun was shining. My tools were handy. I had the time and energy, the bulbs , composted soil, bone meal, peat moss, worm casting and leaf mulch. The treasured soil additions of a long time gardener.

Be lost without my rototiller. Two bags of peat moss for this bed.
Peat moss ready to rototill. Compost, bone meal and bulbs.
Trenching and Worm Castings
Bulbs planted, topped up with compost to cover. Nifty kneeling pad
Leaf mulch protects the new growth
A daffodil bed to match the established one on the other side of the driveway.
Spring 2011 Memories

Friday, January 27, 2012

Rhododendrons and Clematis

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Always loved gardening, building the beds, planning, making the soil just right for the various plants. I built the short retaining wall, prepped the various beds, built lattice for Clematis. When I planted the various rhododendrons I mulched with sawdust. 
  Installed Slabs to the outside tap, lattice frames in place for new growth.
Nice to take a look back at summer and autumn glories and make plans for the next growing season. I like a tidy garden and as any gardener knows it takes planning, organization and plain hard work. A pleasure for a gardener. Handy to be a carpenter too.
Next post on building a daffodil bed.
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