Garden Projects #6

she needs a hammerdrill and then can use the lake stones:)

She ships her lamps all over.Galleries wont pay that kind of shipping.
I take it you LOVE your hammerdrill. SIL gave DD a Sawzall for xmas. Its not been quiet since.

:) yup - making a large stone bird bath now

You are so creative, Bill. I love doing stuff like that. I don't have a hammerdrill. Are they expensive?

I just don't know when I would ever find the time. Seems all my time is taken up with work and keeping up the gardens, taking care of Dad, dogs, etc. Lots of things have been going on here this month, and I've had little time for my gardens, though I did get a lot of weeding done. The beds I did look great. Now I just have to put the mulch/fertilizer on them. Wish I had done that earlier this year. I feel good about what I got done today. I need to get the posts put in for my birch arbor, but I can't find my post hole digger. Might have to break down and buy a new one. Then I'll find the old one.

Karen

Yes, we did have a nice visit, Jo....sorry I missed you, Debi! My niece took me to Borglum's....now, she wants me to visit next June so she could see the iris in bloom! Great lamps your friend makes, Jo!

Sorry I missed you too Robin, I didn't think you were going to make it.

I know....my brother's cardiologist let him go last minute.....my niece, who was in CT taking what she wanted from her Gram's estate, drove my SIL back to Rochester. My brother didn't get to my house until after 11 because he needed another prescription....anyway, it worked out because Laurie & her Mom had to exit the Thruway due to a gas leak....by the time we went through, it had reopened....we got to the house only 15 min. after they did.....

Here's some inspiration from the National botanic gardens. A less elaborate version of this would look smashing in my yard.

Oh, very nice!

Karen

About 10 ft lower would suffice here. Interesting structure.

Here's a closer look at the wire baskets inside the arch.

I love the coleus they used!

Yeah, I'd love to do one big column or arch with annuals like these.

clever

very nice!

you never know.. that might end up in my garden someday!!

saw something like that at the maine coastal botanical garden today although not as large.

Must be the new thing. I'd put mine in a somewhat modern looking pergola at the top of the hill overlooking the would be waterfall that i also don't have.

Got my echis and heucheras planted from the co op, need more heuchs

Ha....I need more echies!

I need more time!

This past weekend I got a lot of weeding done and put down some mulch/fert on one of the weeded beds and woodchips in paths. Looking good, but I have so much more to do. I have been a working fiend this week, it seems, at my job.

Karen

Since its almost the end of the season I thought I would post a before and after photo
April walk and Aug walk

love to see how it fills in.. amazing.. did you direct sow your BESV?

No way did I direct sow. I couldnt even get any to germ in Feb in the house.
I have other plans for that trellis next spring.
I bought a plant. I doubt I will get ant reseeding.

soak em in peroxide before sowing.. seems to help.. mine are just starting to bloom.. took forever this year

Mine are still not blooming.
Looks wonderful Jo!!!

just see buds forming now

WOW what a difference

BES has gone crazy. I really hate to yank it but will need the space for a clem in a couple of weeks
The plant was expensive.
I have trouble with fussy MG 's anyway.Except Grampa Ott. I realize its a different variety but I may never see the end of that purple MG.
Sorry all you MG nuts out there. My garden plan just doesnt have room for anything that aggressive and climbing.Learned the hard way.
Pirl says the MG seeds are viable for 85 years so this season wont end them.

Great project & happy that it was sucessful.

Very nicely filled in. What a transformation!

I love transformed places. I think there was a thread that dealt with garden changes from season to season.Dont know what happened to it. It might not have been on Northeast.

Maybe it transformed??? ^_^

pfffffftttt

I just spit on my screen trying to pronounce that.

LOL

hehe

Thats what its for ! ! !

When I have no teef left, it will be neater. ^_^

What's the clem, Jo?