Monday, June 25, 2007
SummerTime... Loving It!!
Wow, already getting into the end of June!!! Trying to do my things in the yard.. doesn't seem like I have gotten far.. so little time.. too much time spent at work. However, truth be told, when I am not at work, I am wasting my precious time. Need to get on track with what I am wanting to get done. So just a quick note for now...
Trying to keep up with the veggie garden.. weeding and etc. Asparagus patch looks horrible.. thinking of tearing it up and redoing. This fall. Put in veggie plants, they seem to be doing okay.. but the seeds I planted have not yet come around? Confused. Garlic looks almost ready.
Trying to keep caught up with weeding the rest of the yard.. not doing so good with that in certain places in the yard. But getting to it now. Put in flowers around the pond.. looks great!! Put in some more plants in the raised flower bed. Have some hollyhocks coming up along the fence.. love that look!!!
Today I am going to rework the flagstone area.. reposition the last row of stone, sloping too much.. so I want to level the area and rework.. then finish up the rest of the patio area in the SE corner.. will update later today how that went... and when the light in the back gets better I am going to take pictures (too bright, right now).. and then I will post to the blog site.
Later, K
Trying to keep up with the veggie garden.. weeding and etc. Asparagus patch looks horrible.. thinking of tearing it up and redoing. This fall. Put in veggie plants, they seem to be doing okay.. but the seeds I planted have not yet come around? Confused. Garlic looks almost ready.
Trying to keep caught up with weeding the rest of the yard.. not doing so good with that in certain places in the yard. But getting to it now. Put in flowers around the pond.. looks great!! Put in some more plants in the raised flower bed. Have some hollyhocks coming up along the fence.. love that look!!!
Today I am going to rework the flagstone area.. reposition the last row of stone, sloping too much.. so I want to level the area and rework.. then finish up the rest of the patio area in the SE corner.. will update later today how that went... and when the light in the back gets better I am going to take pictures (too bright, right now).. and then I will post to the blog site.
Later, K
Friday, June 1, 2007
Fifth Year and Sixth Year
Life and finances got in the way of having a productive year. Spent time both summers trying to find the leak in my pond and revamping the waterfall. Was able to plant some perennials that I picked up at the garden center.
Is the yard TOO much for me to take care of? Are there too many things on my garden plot to take care of and bring it to the level of love that I want to bring it to? All the years I have spent looking through gardening magazines and photos and wishing that I could emulate those gardens in my own world... and guess what... I have it right here before me.. I own a yard that has all the foundations for a beautiful garden.. from roses to flowers to bulbs to fruit trees to veggies.... Every spring I start the year on optimism and hope for the best and plan for the best and then time constraints get in the way of watering efficiently and effectively... weeds take over and I don't get the tasks done that I want to accomplish to make my garden excel. However there are moments when the garden relaxes me and calms me and I am satisfied to just be in my garden.
I did get the garden shed torn down and therefore will have more room for additional raised gardens for veggies... I got a chipper so that I can chip the branches that I prune from the shrubs around the yard. This past fall I cut back the rose of sharon and the peach tree, which were both overpowering the yard. Also cut back the lilac bush in the corner... plan to prune and style a few more shrubs this season.
The fifth and sixth year are over and past... and a new year is upon me and the potential for a beautiful garden is just out the door and through the garden gate.
Loving life and getting dirty, Kristi
Is the yard TOO much for me to take care of? Are there too many things on my garden plot to take care of and bring it to the level of love that I want to bring it to? All the years I have spent looking through gardening magazines and photos and wishing that I could emulate those gardens in my own world... and guess what... I have it right here before me.. I own a yard that has all the foundations for a beautiful garden.. from roses to flowers to bulbs to fruit trees to veggies.... Every spring I start the year on optimism and hope for the best and plan for the best and then time constraints get in the way of watering efficiently and effectively... weeds take over and I don't get the tasks done that I want to accomplish to make my garden excel. However there are moments when the garden relaxes me and calms me and I am satisfied to just be in my garden.
I did get the garden shed torn down and therefore will have more room for additional raised gardens for veggies... I got a chipper so that I can chip the branches that I prune from the shrubs around the yard. This past fall I cut back the rose of sharon and the peach tree, which were both overpowering the yard. Also cut back the lilac bush in the corner... plan to prune and style a few more shrubs this season.
The fifth and sixth year are over and past... and a new year is upon me and the potential for a beautiful garden is just out the door and through the garden gate.
Loving life and getting dirty, Kristi
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