“Unbound” is David Hinton translation.
South lawn make over begins.
Lilac and Vibernum stumps
Day lilies, hostas and peonies: Divided from original plantings…critical mass part 2? Not shown: coneflowers, asters, plumbago, iris, holly
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Friday Photos: I Ching No. 28 Critical Mass
24 MarI counted 108 pots!
Then there is another 20 plus not shown in the photo.
From a Google search of the definition of “Critical Mass”….the first (from physics) has to do with the minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction…the second has to do with the minimum size required to start or maintain a venture. Wilhem’s translation for I Ching No. 28 is “preponderance of the Great”. David Hinton’s translation for I Ching No. 28 is “Vast beyond” looking forward to the changes in the situation. Both authors have lines that include “sagging ridge pole” as the problem driving change. That is the background on my struggle choosing an image for No. 28, until I cleaned out my garden shed this week!
All these containers held flowers, vegetables and herb plants (accumulated over 10 years). As of this writing, all will be redeployed with plant divisions, seeds or deposited at the recycling center. Critical mass–>chain reaction.
Friday Photo: Portrait
13 JanMillie Wissen
My neighbor for over 30 years…Millie Wissen passed away Sunday. She loved her family, friends, gardening and Christmas. Up until her husband Floyd passed away 13 years ago, she unloaded eight storage bins full of Christmas decorations each year and used all of them!
Millie had a gift for identifying birds by their songs. That requires spending a lot of time outdoors and paying attention. Sounds like a good New Year’s resolution for me to honor her memory.
Rest in Peace dear soul.
Delightful Outdoor Art!
1 NovMother Nature impresses us with bold fall colors and textures. Bonus discovery! the Indianapolis Art Center’s featured outdoor sculptures. Check these out:
Crescendo
Great way to add interest to parking lot with flowers, herbs, vegetables
Canoe launch site
There is more to see of the grounds!
Fantastic Fall Fun. Indy Star: Check out this photo from Corn mazes around the USA
27 OctFrom Indy Star
Corn mazes around the USA
Skelly’s Farm in Janesville,
Wisc., has been cutting corn mazes since 1998. They have a 6 acre “Adventure Corn Maze” and a larger 9 acre puzzle called “The Impossible Maze.”
Dirty job: composting
27 SepYard
Kitchen
Compost bins
Composting is both a dirty job and “Black gold” to enrich vegetable garden….this season’s yield…100 pounds!
For fifteen years, I have used a three step process to mitigate the slime and smell of kitchen waste. This year I added a fourth step.
- Compost kitchen and garden waste (very slimy and smelly)
- Compost yard waste (primarily trimmings of perennial flowers).
- Add kitchen compost to yard waste = black gold
- Top off with ashes from fire pit for enrichment
All gardening starts with dirt. Yes, it is less expensive and messy to buy compost by the bag at garden centers. Homemade is better.
From Houzz: Monarch Migration
20 SepWe have asters:
Purple Dome Aster
The joys of a butterfly bush! aka: Buddleia davidii, family Loganiaceae
Better than a bowl of cherries
22 AugHomegrown “Sugar Kiss” melon (Sand Stone Melon Co. Inc.)
Delicious!
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