Rhododendrons are a bit of a mystery to me so I use a special strategy for encouraging this one. I ignore it completely. This is what I get in return. You can also see my peonies starting to bloom. All this disguises the fact that… Read More
Yesterday was such a nice day to work around outside. We spent most of the day in the garden. The dogs napped in the shade while we weeded, cut, trimmed, raked, swept and so on. It’s looking pretty good. The next garden job on my… Read More
Over on the right side of the photo, look for Jacques. If you look closely, you may see Bambi. Mycophiles will notice there are some rare mushrooms coming up in this garden. After careful research, I have identified them as Chip-bowl amanitas (not edible). These… Read More
In the jungle back of Anchovy World Headquarters, I carved out the beginnings of some gardens last season. They’re coming along pretty well. I have a plan for another back there, but I’m procrastinating that one a while. The wading pool is for Memphis and… Read More
The donkey’s been with us for a really long time. I think it was once in Tuffy’s mom’s garden.
The new garden is coming along. The larger perennials will take some time to establish their presence as will the shrubs – the dogwood and the two hydrangeas. The clematis will fill up that trellis and add some height. For now, I’ve plugged some holes… Read More
We enjoyed quite a light show last night. We were up in what we call the tree house room, watching an episode of that very creepy HBO show from a few years back, Carnivale. The storm seemed appropriate to the story, as lightning lit up… Read More
I’m devoting much of this afternoon to pulling dandelions from the front lawn. I have many dandelions. So many in fact that if you would like some, I will share. I have a weapon of mass destruction called “grampa’s weeder” that allows me to squeeze… Read More
Slowly but surely I’m populating the new garden. I split some mature hostas this afternoon, taking 5 new plants from two, still leaving plenty on the original plants. There are two hydrangeas in there, a St. John’s Wort, a bleeding heart, a couple astilbes, a… Read More
I started to populate the new garden this afternoon. I planted an Endless Summer Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Bailmer’. This will grow to 3 to 6 feet height and width. It blooms pink in alkaline soil and blue in acidic soil. Maybe that means purple in neutral… Read More
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