The snow still covers the ground and I continue to think of garden projects for the upcoming season. Almost forgot that I want to put in a rock garden in the front side yard.. where the makings of a rock garden has been started. Want to "plant" rocks and amend the soil so that it supports plants that are often grown in rock gardens.
I will start to plan and list the supplies I need for my raised vegetable garden plots for this year. That is my prime objective this summer.. to produce a wonderful veggie garden. Every year it seems as though my veggies are always lacking and unproductive, I don't know if it's the soil? the amount or lack of watering? but this year I am going to put more time and effort into the veggies. I have drip hoses and sprinklers that I bought which will stay in place in the veg garden so that all I have to do is pull the hose over to this area and connect and water... fertilize and amend the soil will also be important.
VEGGIE GARDEN PLANS.. OBJECTIVES:
Amend soil.
Succession plantings
Water consistently.
Weed regularily.
Cover/ shade/ and tend!!!
ALSO....
I put in my application for Tagawa Gardens for the upcoming season. And when I stopped in with the paperwork I popped through to say hello to Dee. and it sounds really promising that I will be rehired for the upcoming sesaon!!!! YEAH!! If I make it back for a subsequent season it will be a shoe-in that I will be considered for other seasons thereafter, as long as I apply and keep coming back!!! I love the place.. the plants.. the atmosphere.. the workers.. etc.
This summer my garden is going to be my refuge and haven. It will be my soul replenishing place where I go to meditate and renew myself. I will transcend the place so that it is a healing, safe, and wonderful place to go... and if it isn't I will heal it so that it evolves into the kind of place that is healing and rejuvenating. When I think of a place that is healing and rejuvenating, what do I think of?
HEALING/ REJUVENATING....
Green// lush... quiet.. solitude.. secluded!!! How can I make it so? Lots of plants... waterfall.. more prominent and louder. Pergola over the patio. Gazebo or arbor over the corner seating area. Lots of plants.. bird refugee.. sitting areas.. small, quaint areas/ rooms in the back. Take time to work the garden and also enjoy the garden.. time to relax and enjoy.
Looking forward with great anticipation and hope for a wonderful, beautiful summer in my garden!!!! 07 will be a year of garden wonder. Kristi
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
More Snow
Expecting more snow this weekend, into next week. I look at the ground cover of snow and think of the potential, the moisture that will be absorbed into the ground.. how wonderful it will be this spring to have all the moisture deep in the ground.
The birds have been really hitting the bird feeder as the ground cover of snow has limited their food supply... there was some wheat in the bottom of the canister that I was storing the bird feed in and they are throwing it on the ground. I thought for sure they would have eaten the wheat berries??? I guess not.
Thinking of one more "job" for this summer. Redoing my waterfall for the pond. I want to find a central rock for the waterfall and then add some around it. I might have to dig the area around the waterfall area and level the ground better. Seems like I left it too uneven and not enough room for a good sized rock to be put on the area. I took down the rock I had because I was afraid that the ground would settle and/or heave and the rocks I had set up would collapse and I would lose the rocks in the bottom of the pond. I learned a lot about digging for a pond. 1) the sides should definitely be anally perfect as far as level with each other. 2) I should have had a lip for the rock edging. 3) I needed more of a platform for the waterfall area and so that it would cascade directly into the water.
The birds have been really hitting the bird feeder as the ground cover of snow has limited their food supply... there was some wheat in the bottom of the canister that I was storing the bird feed in and they are throwing it on the ground. I thought for sure they would have eaten the wheat berries??? I guess not.
Thinking of one more "job" for this summer. Redoing my waterfall for the pond. I want to find a central rock for the waterfall and then add some around it. I might have to dig the area around the waterfall area and level the ground better. Seems like I left it too uneven and not enough room for a good sized rock to be put on the area. I took down the rock I had because I was afraid that the ground would settle and/or heave and the rocks I had set up would collapse and I would lose the rocks in the bottom of the pond. I learned a lot about digging for a pond. 1) the sides should definitely be anally perfect as far as level with each other. 2) I should have had a lip for the rock edging. 3) I needed more of a platform for the waterfall area and so that it would cascade directly into the water.
Monday, January 8, 2007
Garden Dreaming
Spent some time today looking at the various plants and seed catalogs (online). And there are just so many wonderfully, beautiful plants. Each spring there is a feeling of optimism of the potentially gorgeous garden that I will have. But the summers of Colorado always seem to burn those dreams right up. I need to break down and realize that watering is a mainstay of Colorado gardening. A little manipulation to get things growing, instead of cooking....
I envision things for every part of my garden/ yard. Since I did a lot of work last year, putting in the corner garden/sitting area and the pond area, I am hoping that this year I can put more effort into planting and mantaining the new growth.
Container gardens in the front...
Bird feeders
Butterfly flowers
Hummingbird flowers
Corner garden:
Along the back wall build and put in some type of art work.... a focal point. A shelf over the rocks?
I envision things for every part of my garden/ yard. Since I did a lot of work last year, putting in the corner garden/sitting area and the pond area, I am hoping that this year I can put more effort into planting and mantaining the new growth.
Container gardens in the front...
Bird feeders
Butterfly flowers
Hummingbird flowers
Corner garden:
Along the back wall build and put in some type of art work.... a focal point. A shelf over the rocks?
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Gardening for the Soul
This year I want to approach Gardening in a more soulful manner...
There were times last summer when I approached my garden time as work time. I want to step back and remember that my garden is my retreat. My garden should be a place to reflect, to replenish, and marvel at the miracle of growth and renewal!!!
January is a month of planning and anticipation of the gardening months. This year, at this time, in Colorado I have up to two feet of snow in the backyard and along the garden walk in the frontyard. When I look on the snow, I see a blanket of hope covering the flowerbeds and lawn. The promise and hope of the upcoming season that it will be productive and beautiful, knowing that this snow is much needed moisture that will seep into the ground.
Planning. My plans are to "dream big" of what I want to accomplish.
VEGETABLE GARDEN AREA:
*Install raised beds
*Remove current garden shed in order to enlarge the growing area.
*Install a small garden shed/ wall unit along north fence.
EAST YARD:
*Clean up branches/ mulch.
*Clean up compost area.
*Dig and replenish area.
*Prepare for fruit trees and plants for '08 season.
RAISED BED and CORNER-Seating area:
*Plant loads of perennials and annuals for a flower bed that blooms with beauty.
*Lower level, plant with medium sized, mounding flowers.
*Plant vines or tall flowers (gladiolus?) along fence.
*Pots or containers along south wall?
*Trim evergreen and plant shade plants.... hostas? ground cover? astilbes?
There were times last summer when I approached my garden time as work time. I want to step back and remember that my garden is my retreat. My garden should be a place to reflect, to replenish, and marvel at the miracle of growth and renewal!!!
January is a month of planning and anticipation of the gardening months. This year, at this time, in Colorado I have up to two feet of snow in the backyard and along the garden walk in the frontyard. When I look on the snow, I see a blanket of hope covering the flowerbeds and lawn. The promise and hope of the upcoming season that it will be productive and beautiful, knowing that this snow is much needed moisture that will seep into the ground.
Planning. My plans are to "dream big" of what I want to accomplish.
VEGETABLE GARDEN AREA:
*Install raised beds
*Remove current garden shed in order to enlarge the growing area.
*Install a small garden shed/ wall unit along north fence.
EAST YARD:
*Clean up branches/ mulch.
*Clean up compost area.
*Dig and replenish area.
*Prepare for fruit trees and plants for '08 season.
RAISED BED and CORNER-Seating area:
*Plant loads of perennials and annuals for a flower bed that blooms with beauty.
*Lower level, plant with medium sized, mounding flowers.
*Plant vines or tall flowers (gladiolus?) along fence.
*Pots or containers along south wall?
*Trim evergreen and plant shade plants.... hostas? ground cover? astilbes?
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