A stroll through the yard this evening...
threedogsmom
5 years ago
June and Liberty make a stunning pair
more pics in comments. I just spent 20 mins composing all pics in 1 post and it didn’t save.
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threedogsmom
5 years agoNorthern Exposure from the far side of the bed
Atlantis quickly rising above the catmint in a fight for sunshine
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Should I even try planting tulips in deer/rodent infested yard?
Comments (12)Maybe AlÂs squirrels have enough nuts to eat and thatÂs why they donÂt bother his tulips. The first year I planted them I soaked them in red pepper dip and they did not dig them up. They bloomed well but I had to keep going out the spray the blooms. The second year they dug up and ate or nipped almost all of the bulbs, despite the red pepper dip (not just tulips, plenty of other bulbs, puschkinia, every last crocus out of hundreds). ItÂs like they suddenly discovered I had tulips/bulbs and were now watching me. The third year I planted little alliums in every hole with the tulips, plus sprayed the bulbs in the hole with Tabasco spray. They dug them up, tossed the alliums aside, and ate the tulips. The fourth year I ordered tulips on sale late. I kept stalling for a spot of better weather to plant them, and it never came. It was mid December and freezing cold before I planted them. There didnÂt seem to be any squirrels around, maybe because it was so cold, they were all tunneled in somewhere. I did a lousy job of planting because I just wanted to get inside. I camouflaged the holes with dead leaves. None of those were dug up. Last year I was planting crocus, anemones, and species tulips in mid November. I saw the squirrels watching me and knew I was in trouble. I planted some one day and the next morning saw the digging and knew they were gone. The next ones I planted in clusters (even though that was not the arrangement I wanted for them) and put a big 1 foot landscaping stone over each cluster. The next morning I could see from the digging around each stone how hard they had tried, also how far they would tunnel under each before giving up. I planted all the rest of the bulbs that way. But the next spring only the tulips came up. I think the crocus and anemones rotted under the stones, I should have removed them once it got really cold like January; or after the squirrels had time to forget. I have not bought any tulips this year, though I did buy one package of crocus. IÂm going to try something that has been suggested here. I bought a roll of green hardware cloth, mesh maybe one half inch. I will cover each cluster with this, edges bent down to lock it into the soil. IÂm going to see if this works, and how much trouble it is, before I try more of the things they find tastiest. I bought things I know they donÂt eat, lots of daffodils and alliums. I still have to go out from the first tulip buds and spray with repellent. I don't have deer but the rabbits eat the flowers too. So I would try either one: plant so late that they arenÂt around, or cage/cover your bulbs with wire. DonÂt spend a lot until you know which will work for the level of determination found in the squirrels in your yard....See Moreis front yard too small even for small trees?
Comments (31)What I have learned about planting a tree: There is ALWAYS a reason not to plant a tree. Most of them are poor ones. Most of them come from people with an agenda. Yet by all means, never trust anyone from a nursery. They are money grubbing ignorami who are never hired for actually knowing anything. Yet there is only one reason to plant a tree that means anything: Do you want to? For any reason? (fall color, flowers, screening, wind, shade, innate beauty, etc.). Walk down practically any street in practically any city in practically any country, and I'll place odds you can find something wrong with just about every tree you see. Just peruse the explanations cited above: It's planted too close, utility lines of one kind or another, too large, wrong kind of tree for whatever reason, most of them personal and highly subjective. Yet lost in all the clutter are some of the best reasons, and they are reasons to plant a tree. A sociologist at the U of Illinois has conducted some research that says a view of a tree, even a pitiful tree, leads one to a happier outlook on life and a greater likelihood of civility to neighbors. So, to draw the insane conclusions that people seems to love, plant a tree, save a life. Surely that's not too high to save a life? Also, it's estimated that a healthy urban forest can reduce the temperatures of cities by up to 20 degrees. Given the number of headlines regarding global warming (including how elk contribute to it), that would darn near be enough to scare me into planting far more trees than needed. OK, enough of the hyperbole. There is one practical rule to follow when planting near a house: Don't plant a tree that will grow taller than the eave under the eave. Everything else can be influenced...or pruned....See MoreMorning has broken---a 6 a.m. stroll through the garden
Comments (22)Okay, now you've gone and done it! I'm drooling over your peonies, and the purple salvia and yellow sedum. Gave me an idea for another look for one of my flowerbeds next year. That sedum is so easy to root, you can almost stick it in water for a few days or rootone and stick it right in the ground. Give it a few weeks and you'll see new growth. Ice Plant is another nice ground cover. When did you first start your flower gardens? Do you set a goal of how much to add each year? Or do you have it so everything multiplies by reseed and division? I bet those peonies would look good in my gardens. What are their names? One looks like Sarah Bernhardt(pink)and could that burgundy one be Kansas or Karl Rosenfeld? I love the purple salvia/burgundy peony combination. Thanks for the morning walk. What kind of camera do you have? Sure takes good clear pictures. Wide angle lens attached? That viburnum bush is breathtakingly beautiful!...See MoreOuch! Little pricker burr things all through my yard!
Comments (3)We have them too and they are awful. We used a certain weed killer (I can't remember what), as suggested by Home Depot, so no more will grow. However, We still have all the dead ones all over. I did some research and found this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061004214319AA4NZ2D It says what to use to kill them, and what to use to get them off the lawn once they are dead. Good luck!...See Morethreedogsmom
5 years agoFirst Frost, BME, and Dancing Queen still unfurling. Love how the yellows look when paired with purple!
threedogsmom
5 years agoSeducer in front, a sleepy Earth Angel in back
The big guy is a riverside rescue, I named him Jolly Mon for our Great Dane who passed 2 years ago. There is also Rainforest Sunrise and So Sweet plus ferns and a Shasta daisy.
threedogsmom
5 years agoMontana Aureomarginata and Sweet Kate tradescantia
Touch of Class
June Fever is electric, despite the bunny nibbles evident from earlier.
threedogsmom
5 years agoThey may look small now but these 3 fill every bit of mulch in this corner. Olive Bailey Langdon in back, by far my biggest Hosta. Lower left is Great Expectations, middle right is Time Tunnel.
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5 years agoAs promised for rpwoodard
GE, Time Tunnel, and OBL tonight
OBL in the back corner
Tonight June, Liberty, TOC with Abiquiu DG behind Liberty
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