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Gardener’s dilemma
17 May“It’s my day to sleep in.”….”Did you say fresh catnip?”….”I’ll be right down!”
Spring mix of perennial volunteers…catnip, lemon balm, oregano and mint…an island in the garden plot. All (except the oregano) take a lot of effort to keep from taking over the garden.
Horehound
Rue
Love the foliage and the tameness of these perennials.
Six Tomato seedlings
Melon seedlings with room for vines to run along retaining wall.
I chose very young plants this year due to the unseasonably cool weather. May need to replant. I also chose to add a path for access to the six tomato plants.
Path-Before
Dilemma? 25 years ago my kitchen garden was two 8’X8′ raised beds in full sun. Over the years the transition has been to nearly full shade. The Earth Angel and Golden Edge Hostas as well as bird bath and feeders were the new look. A sweeping retaining wall replaced the original box plots enclosing about 400 square feet. The dilemma for this season is that we are back to full sun due to the loss of ash trees to disease. The hostas may not survive a hot August. Rather than fine tuning the stepping stone path (and have to redo), I took them up and mulched the path. Check back in the fall on how this season worked out!
Path-After
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 20 Heron’s Eye Gaze
22 AprThe translation by David Hinton is “heron’s eye gaze”. I think I got IT! Also from David Hinton’s translation: “Noble and lofty. Reverent, inward, yielding and devoted as a river.”
I originally posted this photo with the classic translation “viewing”.
Blue heron
Friday Photos: “Tiptoe through the Tulips”
24 Apr
Red tulips
Yellow tulips
White tulips
No audio with this…”Tiptoe through the Tulips” was originally recorded by Nick Lucas in 1929 according to Wikipedia. Tiny Tim also recorded it in 1968. Tiny Tim’s version is the one I remember. Great alliteration for the letter “T”…Tiny Tim’s tune “Tiptoe through the Tulips”.
Friday Photos: Monday marathon moving mountain of mulch
17 Apr
10 cubic yards
10 cubic yards=270 cubic feet or 135 bags with 2 cu ft/bag…It’s a LOT of mulch.
Actually two days later
Friday Photo: No. 3 Sprouting
20 Mar
Sprouting peonies
Another I Ching inspired post. Sprouting is also related to “difficulty with beginning”.
Another alternative workout
13 AprAt home this time, it is time to spruce up the landscape with mulch. We usually order 10 cubic yards of mulch. Since this week was a solo project, I ordered 5 cubic yards. At 500 pounds per cubic yard, the challenge was 2500 pounds or 1.25 tons. So, less work than moving firewood….hmmmm (see previous post). I had a rain delay before finishing. No comment on the hours nor pace.
Does this look like 2500 pounds?
I got great coverage of the landscape for the street view. I’ll be moving and adding plants in the next couple of weeks, then finish with the next 5 cubic yards.
I also found the Asiatic lilies I moved in the fall. They popped up behind the new iris bulbs. I need to make notes on my checklists 🙂
Standing Stone 1
Standing stone 2
Golden Quartz steps
This is the neighbor’s view.
South lawn south view
South lawn southwest view
Don’t mow the grass….that was last then
15 AprNot this grass!
Amber waves
Now that it is spring, I did not mow the grass…..but cut it back.
This 10-year-old clump of Miscanthus Maiden Grass has died out in the center. As I cut it back I thought it would make a great nest for geese. “And what to my wondering eyes appear!”
Look at the bottom center of the photo.
10 Mallard Duck eggs
Our ducks chose to nest beside the Maiden grass.
10 eggs!
I looked up the “Twelve Days of Christmas”…perhaps because I wanted to sing….the line is six geese a’laying (for the six days of creation)…it was seven swans a’swimming (for the seven Catholic sacraments).
Looking forward to posting photos of 10 ducklings 🙂
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