Allowing for differences in texture of leaves, fruits and structure, including seasonal color...I've included eighteen permanent plantings, with about sixty-eight trees, shrubs and bushes. At maturity, even if judiciously pruned to maintain natural shapes, it'll be dense. Saskatoon 2 ea. Hansens' bush cherry 2 ea. Josta berry 2 ea. York Elderberry 2 ea. Huckleberry 2 ea. Blueberry 2 ea. The bushes and shrubs establish the corners and the entryways. Tree beds, double planted. Paw-paw 2 ea. Montmorency cherry 1 ea. Bing cherry 1 ea. Meader persimmon 1 ea. in central walkway bed. Tam-o-pan persimmon 1 ea. central walkway bed. (Persimmon as 'food of the gods' - see solar cross/celtic cross in design) Granny Smith apple 1 ea. Red Delicious apple 1 ea. Persimmons are to be pruned in a semi-vase shape while other fruit trees are to be pruned in a vase shape. Helps to give sculptural definition to the partitioned rooms of the modified 'step garden' and controls the mature height of the tree. There are multiple purposes for this pruning style. Defining the sides of the garden... In one bed, on one side of an entryway, are two varieties of black raspberry: Cumberland (6 ea.) and Triple Crown (7 ea.) with thirteen canes to planted in each bed on both sides of the garden. Other canes include... Blackberries, red raspberries and hybrids, such a Tay and Logan. with thirteen canes in each bed. (The number itself has multiple reasons for being included in this particular design.) In time, current grasses will be replaced with edible ground covers, perhaps Corsican Mint, creeping thyme and creeping savory. I have yet to make a final decision on groundcovers, though. Seven of the (bare root) trees and six of the black raspberries were planted two days ago. The rest will be planted next fall with the permanent plantings to be completed before the spring of 2013. There are just under five hundred square feet of raised beds for veggies. The long bed, at the northe side of the garden is three feet wide and extends for one hundred and ten feet. Seventy fet of that space will include honey berries and goji berries. Eventually, I'll place rhurbab and horseradish among the honey and goji berries. A long bed on the south side of the property, will have two fig trees with kiwis an grapes growing along the fence. In time, smaller herbs and plants will be intermixed withthe permanent platings where space and esthetics permit....rosemary, oregano, dill... (Richters, Horizon Herbs...) This is a list of the major plants. There were many other design elements to consider, including - but not limited to - the maximum use of space. More on that in another post, perhaps...

I'll let you know how it goes. I'm not sure I'll be able to tell whether the product has made a difference. My rock garden area is a tick festival. I actually found a live tick on my clothing while spraying the stuff! I guess I should have sprayed it directly on that tick to see what would happen. I think the product is meant more for a mown lawn area rather than an overgrown rock garden. I personally will be wearing clothing treated with permethrins and I will use DEET on myself if necessary while gardening there. My county is #2 in the country for incidence of Lyme Disease so that is a big concern of mine and for me at least it outways other concerns. However, I refuse to spray the ground or foliage with anything nasty. It's not very polite to attract birds to your feeders and then say, oops, there's poison all around so be careful. Especially the woodpeckers and hummingbirds who will eat bugs and sap from the trees. I probably wasted my $25. Anyone have any luck using tea tree oil as an insect repellant? I mean putting it on your skin. Mary Ann

Rosewitch, England was definitely one of my favorite places I have ever visited. My folks took me there when I was 14, and I remember bits and pieces the Crown jewels, walking amongst the Stonehenge stones (roped off now, vandalism), Stratford upon Avon. Time for me to take my own 14YO. Im trying to think how I can get over there for a whole summer, LOL. Dlynn, I could have worked so much more. I didnt really look at night time stuff and there was loads to do. Greece: cant help you, but shoot Yasou a line, she went a few years ago. LOL Annie! Teresa, well go together. I wanted to explore more cooking and food shops/stores but didnt get to. Terri, here is more a link to Pictures of England, a website pointed out to me by Denise. I started it on Bourton on the Water, where we stayed for a few days. Thanks Sharon, I was actually thinking how can I even come close to posting her quality of travel guides, I dont do the pictures she does LOL. We might have sat at the same table in the Cheshire Cheeses dining room! Sawdust still there, but we didnt make it to the cellar. I missed a lot of the British Museum. It has changed.check out the new atrium. I couldnt keep up with DH and DS16. Afternoons, when I planned museums, I crashed. Next time! Pam, lots of people did more than we did per day! Theater every night, more attractions, I cant imagine. Gina heh heh yeah I need another vacation like a hole in my head. Speaking of whichDH has another week off in August. Nooooooooo! Kathleen, DH says he took an average of 200 pictures a day. Yup. Me, I just buy the post cards or Google the images, same thing (DARFC from the photo bugs here) Cathy, thanks for giving me the War and Peace moniker heh heh. Next time I go with CF friends! LindaC, I know. Im still exhausted. Speaking of the V&A, did you know there was a Dale Chihuly chandelier in the entrance room?

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