forsythias will open any minute
Its hard to get a great picture when the glare off the LED screen makes it impossible to compose whats being shot.
This message was edited Apr 1, 2009 2:31 PM
Garden photos of '09.....#10
Very nice, Jo Ann!
High praise from you Victor.
Thanks of course the tulips are open now.
I had to go back out with the spading fork to releas some regular tulips from the bondage of Lambs ears .
DD lets things go a bit and didnt dead head last summer.
I will do it this year. The clump has taken over.
Very nice, congrats on the tulips, I love that foliage.
Wish they were ten times bigger and lasted all season.
Yes that foliage is wonderful. Like the striped one I posted yesterday.
Yeaaaah thats what it reminded me of.
I knew I had seen one.Thanks for clearing up a geezer moment.
I'm happy to report that the work has begun this week on my new stone walls. The work is still is progress but I thought you all may like a peek.
They've started in the back yard, replacing a rotted out railroad tie retaining wall. Here is a before, looking left.
And to the right, with the stairs...
Here's the state it was in...
So, out with the old...
And we begin anew...
Stacked Fieldstone
New Carney stone steps. There are now moss rock boulders on the sides of the steps and the wall is twice as high. I'll post more pictures as the work progresses.
These stairs are pretty massive slabs.
I'm so excited to get this work done. I've spent so much money on things that I can't really see and enjoy with this house, like new furnace, hot water heater, heating systems, roof, insulation, french drains, and on and on, etc. It's so nice to do a decorative job for a change.
I'm planning on staying here for a long time so it's nice to do this now and enjoy the view for many years. The added property value is certainly a plus though.
dyane very nice!! - do you go on vacation? when? i could use some flat stone like that:)
LOL. I thought you had your own personal quarry, Bill.
not those big slabs :)
and stacking those flat ones is easier for what i have planned :)
Wow - looks great, Dyane!
It will be lovely, Dyane. Good move- so you can enjoy it now.
Meredith, love that light purple crocus...it just glows.
JoAnn, great another tulip to add to my list.
Dyane, going to look great when finished.
Thanks Jen : )
I am having a problem looking at the pictures all of a sudden. When I click on the thumbnail pictures to see them larger, then click on back, it is bringing me all the way back to the forum page. Then this page loads very slowly. I'll be back to check out Dyane's pictures, hopefully it will clear up soon.
How much do those steps weigh?!!
I have no idea, Victor. I can ask tomorrow. They have left for the day. I'm so pleased with how it's turning out. It's even better than I imagined.
Would be nice to inscribe one of them with the date and your family names, or something similar.
That's a lovely idea, Victor.
Love the stone wall and the steps Dyane!!!
I finally know what it is that lets me know spring is finally here. At first I thought crocus but they are always late here,none are blooming yet! Then I thought daffs but they bloom about the same time as the crocus!! lol
Today I saw what reminds me it's spring...the neighbors field floods at this time every year and my friend's land and greet me with their morning honks, signaling it's SPRING!!! ^_^
Hello friend......
pixie, Ducks are surely a great sign. Beautiful shot. Patti
Thanks Patti!
I forgot to to say that I think DyanesGarden make over is going to be lovely. I so enjoy seeing the progression of the work. Keep posting them. Thanks, Patti
Thanks, Patti.
Ok, here's today's update. Beginning this morning...
Then, by the end of today...
I love these moss rocks at the end...
The stairs with the moss rocks added...
They began the wall on the bottom right today and tomorrow they'll build another wall about half way up to terrace the slope.
Looking great. Patti
This cute little Daffodil bloomed today. It was in a Mini Narcissus Mix. 'Tete-a-Tete' perhaps?
Here's the picture..
