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Jul 18, 2008 | 7:59 PM PST
Tags: great gunnera , creek , willow , hibiscus , pineaple lily
I haven't been doing much in the garden lately, other that trying to find time to mow and weed. I did manage to get the yard mowed today.I have been doing a lot of projects indoors, most of which includes hanging out with my two little ones :)
I have been enjoying the recent happenings in the garden and managed to sneak outside with the camera to capture some.
The Pineapple Lily has bloomed for the first time ever!:
We have been enjoying our hardy hibiscus blooms too:
p>Here are a couple of shots of the front yard and house:
And
the backyard:
We have been harvesting lots of goodies from the veggie garden too. We ate our first spaghetti squash last night for dinner...yum! We have also been enjoying lots of eggplants, tomatoes and beans. The corn will be ready soon and the newly sewn zucchini is taking off like wild fire! As things begin to die back I will start sewing the fall veggies. I will get the brussel sprouts started soon, I will put those where I pulled out the broccoli and beets. Then, soon to follow will be lots of great greens and lettuces and then some sweet peas. I am looking forward to it!
Still no growth from the 2nd attempt of the great gunnera...I will call the company next week and see what they suggest. I was so hoping this would grow...maybe all hope is not lost yet. Everything else by the creek is looking great. Willows are growing like crazy and the arborvities are looking great. Its about time to get back there and weed eat again...maybe tomorrow....
Jul 16, 2007 | 3:44 PM PST
Tags: chores , creek , lawn , mowing , compost , autumn fern , sweet potato vine , feather grass , mint , hibiscus
Today was a pretty mundane but productive day in the garden. Mostly did chores such as weeding and mowing. I also put in some more sugar snap pea seeds for yet another succession planting. I also worked a bit more on the creek clear out project.
Heres a pict of me and my girl mowin the yard:
see that pile of dirt in the back? thats the free compost for the city, we are getting it to berm up a new bed right there...gettin rid of more grass!
Here are some snapshots I took along the way while doing my chores:
EGGPLANT FLOWER :)
GREEN SWEET POTATO VINE AND MINT IN BLOOM, LOVE THE TEXTURES!
HIBISCUS BUDS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL...
PURPLE POTATO VINE WITH FEATHER GRASS:
AUTUMN FERN FOLIAGE
PROGRESS OF CREEK CLEAN OUT...
COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE CREEK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO...
MY FRONT YARD AS OF TODAY:
HAS ANYONE ELSE GOTTEN AS ADDICTED TO DOCUMENTING THEIR YARD AS ME.... SO FUN!
Jul 10, 2007 | 12:52 PM PST
Tags: hibiscus , hardy , morning , bloom
So I woke up this morning at 4 am with one of the worst migranes I have ever had...my head finally stopped pounding and I got myself together enough to venture outside with my little girl and lo and behold, my hardy hibiscus in all its glory. as if my garden was cheering me up! the magic of god and nature...
Jul 8, 2007 | 5:51 PM PST
Tags: weeken , lily , hibiscus , clean , creek , datura
This weekend in the garden was mostly about routine maintenance. Today was my birthday, so most of the weekend was filled with social festivites. However, I did work a bit on the creek clean out project. I am making good progress on that and Have only fallen in once so far. LOL. Other than that, I mostly just did some maintenance weeding and visited a few nurseries looking for good deals. I also woke up early this morning to get some watering done. Things are looking good...The hardy hibiscus is about to bloom and the stargazer lily is blooming. The purple datura is forming its first seed pod and I can't wait to get a good picture of that one! I hope to finish the creek clean out by the end of the week. Then, all of the major projects will be finished until Fall....I can't imagine....what will I do with myself??? Oh, I know I'll think up something :)
