Willows Greenhouse

Yes I am. Must be patient. The door and fake windows will take some time and Dean is going to build two overhead, pulldown bins that will take awhile. Everything now is the details that will make it really special. He will be here soon to begin again. I will take some pictures of the work area today and maybe Dean if its okay with him.

oh, it's delightful!

That hellebore is beautiful.

This is Ruth and Dean. They said I could post their picture. And part of the mess Dean cleans up at the end of every day.

The sink as it looks now. The glue is drying.

The light fixture.

And the whole finished workbench. It seems like everything added now is making it look larger inside.

Ruth and I re-did both flowerbeds in the front of the house. They are now done with iris and peonies. The timbers will be taken out and redone with black rock. We had to take out a half barrel of nasty allium blubs. I don't know if we got rid of them for sure.

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And the other bed. Will add annuals to both beds later. We also put some iris and a few other things we dug up into the new bed we made earlier to site the shed. Tomorrow we will restore the bed along side the shed.

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"Some enchanted green house" la la la da.

Thanks Sofer, I'm lovin it.

Willow - "nasty allium bulbs" made me laugh. I planted what was supposed to be pretty big purple allium, which turned out to be a rather insepid white nothing, which then sent seeds far and wide. I'm still pulling them, teeny little buggers.

Are any of these alliums something I might like naturalized in my meadow? The only bulbs I inherited here are plain yellow daffodils, 3 croci & a patch of muscari.

Well they are a plant with a 12" grass like leaf and a unbrella-like white or pink flower on a single 12" stem. They flop and stink. But if you want some I will be glad to send you a box full. They spread deep and wide.

Oh, I'm a big fan of the allium family in general so would much appreciate that. Remember that I have not only a large riverside meadow but a little island that would be great for a wilder flower than would be welcome next to the deck.

THANK YOU!

Dmail me your address and they will be there before you can say PU

Ruth did this walkway today. Dean put in the wiring and water lines. I went to a nursery and bought three plants. It will be black mondo grass on the left and thyme on the right. And moss all over everything.

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Dean did the faucet also. It is so cool. And the strip of plugs.

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Ended up taking a large branch off the snowball bush. Don't even miss it and there is a lot more room on the path.

One of the plants I bought today. A varigated Japanese sedge.

New hellebore 'winter sunshine'. Very similar to 'Ivory Prince'.

And the most special one, a pink evergreen clematis. I will put that against the brick wall.

Ooops wrong picture. This is the correct one. This is a beautiful plant. Dean affixed the trellis to the wall so it will be very sturdy.

Just wonderful, I am so envious! It looks like it belongs in the spot you chose for it. Thank you for sharing.

It looks great. Dean and Ruth are quite a pair. Everyone needs to have someone like that around, eh?

I love your new plant choices. Be careful with that moss on the steps- it gets downright dangerous in the winter. And then when you try to clean the moss off the stones so you can walk, the moss cleaner kills the moss around the stones.

You might add something like corsican mint around them, though . . .

They are really neat people.

That moss is just a part of my world around here. I love it in most places. Ruth had it all off a couple years ago. I'll ask if she wants to do it again. I slip on the patio bricks a lot. So do the dogs and they come in with green feet. I have several different low-growers to spread around the stones. I'll see if i can find the mint.

Do you have woolly thyme, Wil? I bought a flat last year at a place that was going out of business & have no real plans for it so would be happy to re-gift. It made it through the winter with aplomb & the grey is a nice contrast with the rest of my groundcovers.

Willow, it looks perfect. Is there a spot for a cot in there? Because you will not want to leave, even at night!

Can you see my green face? ^_^ I am sooooooo happy for you.

Dean (and Ruth) will have to come to your party. So we can tell him what a great job he did and also pester him with questions!

I plant my wolly Tyne any where I walk. It is a fragrant experience as I pass through. Enjoy it Willow.

Willow, things are really looking good. I can't wait to see it in person!

Sofer are you going to come to the Party? April 10th is the date so far.

Funny story. When we were in Seattle DH made me a paper towel rack for the kitchen. I used it here also until I finished the kitchen, then it went into storage. So I took it out to the greenshed and asked Dean to hang it somewhere. When I went out to look, he had hung it up just right and had put on a roll of paper towels. I just about fell over laughing. The big hook was a surprise also. Love it.

The plumbing is in except the water hook-up. The lights work and the fan works. I think now Dean will be making the door and fake windows.

Marianne Binetti's column today had some good ideas for things we have been talking about on other threads--mouse traps work for voles. euphorbias and hellebores both work against voles. For primroses that stand -up to the rain and slugs pick Wanda series, English primroses and the long-blooming Green Lace primrose. The most beautiful Swiss Chard is 'Bright Lights'. And pulmonarias do well in the shade under Rhododendrons. She recommends Vinca minor 'Illumination' as an underplanting in dark areas. It is a bright yellow-and-green and is also good hanging out of containers.

Oooh, all good tips. I had Bright Light and the rabbits loved it!!

Good, very useful additions, Willow. You may be surprised at how often you use the hook for a jacket you can shed while working in the inside warmth. And those were good suggestions to definitely take note of.

Dean worked in the garage today and made the door. It is beautiful. Tomorrow he may be able to get it hung. He has put up a gutter and the water is working. He bought two old window and will be putting those up on the two sides. Love 'em.

Ruth brought three quart size black mondo grass over. Those will go in on Sunday and we will finish up the bed on the side.

I'm getting a rain barrel to go under the rain spout.

Gosh, that place is tricked out better than my house is.

Well you never know. Someone might have to sleep in there. At least you could brush your teeth and wash your hair in rainwater.