That's right ladies and gentlemen, spring is right around the corner because our local Walmart has put out a lot of the lawn and garden supplies just ready to go. I can hardly wait. It's February 7 and I have actually worn shorts for most of the day today. It's really nice outside, but I don't know if I'm really ready for spring yet. I'm one who doesn't like the summer very much at all so I like to make sure that I am really tired of the winter cold. But since I saw the scene at Wally World, I guess I need to prepare myself. I didn't actually see it, but I bet somewhere there is still a row of Christmas items they still can't get rid of.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Spring Is Coming!
Most people use the little furry groundhog in Pennsylvania to forecast the coming of spring. If he sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, he stays out and spring is on its way. I however choose to use what I think is the more accurate means of forecasting.......Walmart!
That's right ladies and gentlemen, spring is right around the corner because our local Walmart has put out a lot of the lawn and garden supplies just ready to go. I can hardly wait. It's February 7 and I have actually worn shorts for most of the day today. It's really nice outside, but I don't know if I'm really ready for spring yet. I'm one who doesn't like the summer very much at all so I like to make sure that I am really tired of the winter cold. But since I saw the scene at Wally World, I guess I need to prepare myself. I didn't actually see it, but I bet somewhere there is still a row of Christmas items they still can't get rid of.
That's right ladies and gentlemen, spring is right around the corner because our local Walmart has put out a lot of the lawn and garden supplies just ready to go. I can hardly wait. It's February 7 and I have actually worn shorts for most of the day today. It's really nice outside, but I don't know if I'm really ready for spring yet. I'm one who doesn't like the summer very much at all so I like to make sure that I am really tired of the winter cold. But since I saw the scene at Wally World, I guess I need to prepare myself. I didn't actually see it, but I bet somewhere there is still a row of Christmas items they still can't get rid of.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
A Little Tour
Okay, so since I'm going to make this about gardening, I might as well put some pictures on here showing you a little of what I have so far. Some of these are random, but it will give you an idea of what I'm up against.
Last year for Mother's Day, I thought I would give Catherine a little flower bed she could call her own. I went and bought a few annuals and it wasn't long before we had what you see here. The bed actually worked out very well and produced a lot of good color 
throughout the season. My next plan is expand it a little further away from the house and longer maybe including some curves and such. A few of the plants that are in this bed are petunias, Iris (Catherine loves Irises and we got these from the neighbors yard), and you don't see it here, but we added a Lantana. That will be coming back and should be pretty. We are looking forward to see what the irises will do this year. This picture was taken toward the end of May last year.
This was a project that took some time. We have a propane tank next to our driveway and while I really don't mind the look of it, I decided to mask it with some kind of plant. I wanted an evergreen and the only one I could find for our area was Carolina Jasmine. I built a trellis and planted the plants. I didn't take long for one to take off and it's beautiful in the Spring. The other one seems to be stunted for some reason. I don't know if it's hit a rock or what. I planted both plants at the same time, so we will see what happens. When we moved in, there was no retaining wall around the tank, so I had to build that. That came out really nice and has worked well. That was my first retaining wall experiment.
And the last thing I will subject you to is a picture of my compost pile or piles. These are not really effective because I do not have a water source nearby and they don't get full sun all day. The composting process is rather slow. I built two because after a while, I will take the compost from one and transfer it to the other turning it to try to speed up the process. Anyway, I will add other images of my yard later.
Last year for Mother's Day, I thought I would give Catherine a little flower bed she could call her own. I went and bought a few annuals and it wasn't long before we had what you see here. The bed actually worked out very well and produced a lot of good color 
throughout the season. My next plan is expand it a little further away from the house and longer maybe including some curves and such. A few of the plants that are in this bed are petunias, Iris (Catherine loves Irises and we got these from the neighbors yard), and you don't see it here, but we added a Lantana. That will be coming back and should be pretty. We are looking forward to see what the irises will do this year. This picture was taken toward the end of May last year.
This was a project that took some time. We have a propane tank next to our driveway and while I really don't mind the look of it, I decided to mask it with some kind of plant. I wanted an evergreen and the only one I could find for our area was Carolina Jasmine. I built a trellis and planted the plants. I didn't take long for one to take off and it's beautiful in the Spring. The other one seems to be stunted for some reason. I don't know if it's hit a rock or what. I planted both plants at the same time, so we will see what happens. When we moved in, there was no retaining wall around the tank, so I had to build that. That came out really nice and has worked well. That was my first retaining wall experiment.
And the last thing I will subject you to is a picture of my compost pile or piles. These are not really effective because I do not have a water source nearby and they don't get full sun all day. The composting process is rather slow. I built two because after a while, I will take the compost from one and transfer it to the other turning it to try to speed up the process. Anyway, I will add other images of my yard later.
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