No front yard. Buy or pass?
Jessica Latten
2 years ago
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Comments (17)Hmmm....unless one has xray eyes, it is pretty difficult to tell from any of the photos I can see as to how the tree was planted. Looks pretty darn healthy to me, if not as 'well-established' as alleged. And the successful growing of Japanese maples in full sun depends entirely on the variety and the location - many are extremely sun tolerant in a wide range of locations. But to re-address the OP's initial concern, the tree in question is not particularly unique or distinctive or old enough to have any significant value. If you don't want it, just chop it down....See MoreMisses and surprises in the front yard ..
Comments (10)Sunny Irene, thanks so much for taking the time to look and for commenting. That is so cute about the moon flowers. Reminds me of many years ago when a large night blooming cereus in a hanging basket bloomed for the first time. I had bought it for $5.00 because it looked so ratty at the time, but with care it thrived. I'd been watching the buds form, but had no idea when the big event might take place, nor did I know they were scented. One night I was up late reading and into the house came this most delicious scent. I got a flashlight and went outside to see if I could determine where it was coming from. The night blooming cereus was in full bloom with the most gorgeous heavily scented huge flowers. This was in Bob's working days and I could NOT wake him, all the neighbor's lights were out, and my 35 mm camera was out of film. I have only my memory of those 50 magical flowers ... oh well. I'm just glad to have had the experience. I'm going to ask Mara if she knows a key word to help find a post she did with some absolutely gorgeous night blooming cereus flowers....See MoreAntique Furniture....Buy and Restore or Pass??
Comments (15)nwestner- I started using mineral spirits to clean the pieces. On some of the pieces I did (the pie safe and the music cabinet in particular), the mineral spirits didn't even come close to cutting the grime, gunk, dirt and old cr*p on them so I used some stuff that my BIL made up for me. It was a combination of shellac thinner and lacquer thinner. The gunk wiped off. It took me about 4 hours on the pie safe and about 2 hours on the music cabinet. After I got all the old stuff off, I cleaned again with mineral spirits. I then used boiled linseed oil as the finish. I think I put 3 coats of that on over about a 3 week period. From start to where I put the first coat of boiled linseed oil on took me about 4 - 6 hours. Also, I prefer the more primitive look- as you can tell from the pictures. Many people put a poly coat on their pieces but I love the look of the boiled linseed oil finish. I would give anything to find a dresser like the OP found on craigslist! Except my next project is to find a turn of the century wood-coal cook stove to use in my kitchen as a plant stand and display area :) Here is a link that might be useful: Original Post...See MorePics of my front yard...
Comments (0)Hello Folks, I actually posted in another forum (see below) before I found this one that caters to folks in our area. ---------Post from last month-------------- Hello everyone, After enjoying all of your great gardens I've decided to share my first pass at my front yard. First, let me give you a brief history of events: My wife and I purchased the property 9 months ago. It was empty for about 5 years and was overrun with every weed you can think of. The property is in pretty sad shape and I've been working on making it our home. As it turns out, my block entered the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest this year. Of course, our house is the ugly duckling on the block and my neighbors all have amazing yards. The competition for this event is pretty tough and my neighbors are really into it. So, with many suggestions, coaxing and encouragement from them I managed to clean up and get a few plants in the ground and was able to do a few planters. I consider this a first pass because at some point I will have to address the facade of the building. I'm sure this will be a messy job and I would hate to destroy all of the plants. Anyway, any thoughts or suggestions will be welcomed. I hope to do more planting to break up the large lawn area. I live in Brooklyn, NY (zone 6) and receive full sun for a major part of the day. PS - I have a crappy camera and I believe when I resized the photos the pixels were distorted somehow. I hope you can still get an idea of what it looks like. Here is a link that might be useful: See Pics......See MoreJessica Latten
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