Good Times

Ideas are growing...

March 21st

 

March 11th

The land is taking shape.
 From this ... to this ... in two weeks.

The garden space is taking shape. Boxes are built, in place and level.  They look astonishingly small in the open land, but are plenty big enough.

Two - 4x8s, 10" deep;  Two - 4x4s, 10" deep. Newly added will be a 3' x 20' along the back just for herbs.



March 18th

April 21st

The first batch of compost is almost ready. The boxes are nearly full of soil from around the yard mixed with some organic nutrients.

As you can see, other ideas are also flourishing.




Rocks from around the yard
made an ideal edging

Making progress but it's a
very big bed

In an ignored and ugly part of the yard it was discovered there were large iris and Heavenly Bamboo struggling to thrive.


The last couple of weekends were devoted to helping them along. The bed is 6' x 30'. 

With Jeffery's help, we lightened the area of copious amounts of weeds, removed some saplings and ivy that were encroaching, transplanted two containerized Queen Palms brought over from the city, and added ground cover, lavendar and geraniums. As you see, it was quite a transformation.



Results of a well spent weekend 

We enjoyed good food and fellowship. And we also spent a good amount of the time actively Birding. Jeffery is a very knowledgeable and experienced birder and was an excellent guide.

The Great Horned Owl did not appear, so we migrated to where a pair reside near Mary's Chapel (CR97 at Road 15). We arrived just before dusk and lingered in the beautiful, simple country cemetery surrounded by majestic oaks, and walked among the grave markers some of which date back to 1837.