cant wait for it to be green again lol
To Chase Away The Winter Blues...2
Very nice!
this is the pond on my property thanks to the city that thinks water will flow uphill lol
so the areas water pools into the lowest part of my property and voila my pond hahahah
it is very nice the duck come and everything
scicciarella, all your pictures are beautiful! I really like that last one, I feel like i'm standing in your 'green' garden! : )
Here is another of my favorite pics - Rubrum lily & David's Phlox ( I stole that combo idea from white flower farm catalog of past. : ) Although the bloom time wasn't perfect - the David's was peaking while the lilies were only just beginning.
Great 'pond'! Is that a concrete walkway?
its patio stones did that last august the only month that the pond is almost dry we hope to put rubber liner in this august so it will stay all year at its biggest its 40 feet wide and 120 feet long the girls want to skate on it so we have to find a way of keeping the water level more stable it is at its best at the end of may that is when the pic was taken, the city has tried everything but they say that they would have to use dinamite to make the ditch deep enough to drain properly so we made a deal they will aprove a culvert I want on the other side and I will not bug them about the water anymore lol that is fine with me
here is another part of the walkway the other end
this is what is on the other side of my house we did this past summer moved over 60 yards of soil in three months we thought we would never see our drive way again by the way that is three five ton trucks of soil plus we built a retaining wall of three feet high and 80 feet long using the rock that was removed to put in the pool the company wanted 25 thousand to build the wall and backfill and do landscaping and we decided to save the money and do the work
what a job
I will post a few more pic to show the end product and this summer I will show the results since most of the perennials did not bloom all grow from seed or I took them from me last property lol left some behind
past the fence is the stone wall I planted hostas, heuchera, astibes and on the outside the fence by the stone wall will be millions of columbines this spring after I plant them lol have them in the garage in six flats I cant wait to see everything bloom
to much work and this year we have to do the vegi garden we have decided to do all raised boxes in an area we call the soccer field since people dont seem to think it belongs to anyone and they use it without permission
so boxes and a fence should fix that
the last one we estimated that we planted over four hundred perennials by the time we finished the work this fall
need to go on vacation - here is a pic from a couple years ago in Cabo.
this is disney last may my girls doing hula rosa in white and concetta in brown hoops they did not want to go home hahhah
and they are planning trips I have no money for hahah oh well
Mona sounds like a lot of work but I am sure this spring and summer you will reap your reward. Looking forward to seeing all those perennials blooming in their new home. I do envy you with all that space to fill.
but I am sure you do not envy taking out a few thousand hawthorns and service berries lol hahahah but when I get my hosta garden established it will be all worth the effort
No I don't envy fighting back the undergrowth in any of its forms. I am sure it will be worth it for your hosta garden.
Here is a pick of one of my fav tall spiky plants, delphinium. These are new zealand hybrids so I hope they keep coming back a few more years. The perennial foxgloves are also a fav and make a good companion.
Love the delphs colors! Just beautiful!!
Beautiful pairing, Pat
OK!!!!! Who sent the cold yukky weather down here??????? Have not seen the sun all day.
I just came in from battening down the hatches out in the green house. It is to get into the 20's for 3 days later this week that is not normal weather down here. BURRR!!!!!!
he he I think we can all plead guilty. Might as well share yucky weather.
Oh well at least there is not snow. oh wait rain is coming. It will be just our luck for it to turn to ice.
Yuk!!!!!!
NO THANK YOU!!!!!
Hay I am a 3rd generation Floridian I have thin blood-I would freeze solid up there!!!!!!!
Just think what you are missing wren. Actually 20s is going to be toasty warm compared to up here, especially in NH and Me. Zero and below for a few days is the forecast.
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wren put on a sweater and stop complaining!
What is a sweater?????
One who perspires in the 120% humidity of FL!
Oh we do not get that high of humidity just 110% LOL!!!!
20 degrees i'm still jogging in shorts - toughen up - lol
Hilarious! I'd laugh,but my teeth are chattering
Maybe I need a blood transfer of thick northern blood.
I do ride my bike but Do not think I what to jog down here in our heat.
Oh my joints hurt just looking at that picture. BURRR!!!!!!!
I have only seen snow twice and one ice storm.
Oh great now it is raining. At least it is not cold enough to freeze
Or anyone who jogs in summer in Florida needs a new brain.