Activity re May/June and July "Garden Highlights"
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Comments (31)Compared to my luck with agastache, it's sounds pretty good to only lose half. I grew Apricot Sprite from seed one year. I started with lots and ended up with about two that have since disappeared. I have a lot of trouble getting those to winter over. I bought myself a treat at Lowe's. They had coreopsis 'Snowberry' and they looked so pretty grouped on the table there. Not very showy once I got it home and planted it all by itself but if it spreads, it might be pretty. I haven't had very good luck with coreopsis wintering over either but I planted it where it will get a little bit of windbreak from the north in the winter and I kept my receipt just in case. I planted some more zinnia seeds yesterday and today. I didn't get very good germination from the ones I had already planted. There will be a few but not the big patch I was picturing in my head. I planted Exquisite Pink, Violet Queen and some more Scarlet Flame this time. Hope they're quick to mature. Hubby got a snow blower for Father's Day and he's assembling it right now with our son's help. He's anxious to use it but I think it will be a few months. lol We have a long driveway and I worried when he was out shoveling last winter. I hope it does the trick....See MoreJuly Gardening Activities
Comments (8)We got 3/10 inch of rain yesterday evening and a few sprinkles/light rain this evening. I hope we get some more. I bought a couple packages of gladiola bulbs at the Dollar Store earlier this spring and they're blooming now and so pretty. I wish I had gotten more. They're red ones called 'Oscar'. There were six bulbs in each package for a dollar. I don't know if it's one that will winter over. I hope so. I saw my first June Bug today. The rain seemed to bring out the butterflies too. I saw several Cabbage White butterflies. Do those use broccoli and cauliflower as a host plant Ceresone? I had lots of worms on my broccoli last year but didn't discover them until it was too late. It killed my appetite for broccoli to see so many but I was hoping, if they destroyed my broccoli, they would at least turn into butterflies. Hope everyone had a good Fourth of July. I'm pooped. I've had lots of company to cook for the last few days and I'm ready for a quiet day to work outside....See MoreWow! May, June and now July!
Comments (2)Yes, I'm babysitting every week day except Thurs. Thurs is my physical therapy appt and my day to get the shopping and errands run. My mom keeps the baby that day. I've figured out what my problem is...pinterest! HA I get so many ideas and then I can't seem to get any of them done! It's easy to sit and pin the ideas much like looking thru painting or craft mags, but to put pinterest down long enough to actually work on something...that's the trick! I'm glad you are getting things the way you like them. Sounds like the perfect place to get crafty. Hope you can get some inspiration soon. I love your stuff. I have not used the cricut yet. ha I played with it a little, but just bought some vinyl to do a sign with. Haven't done it yet. That stuff is expensive, huh? My SIL asked if she could cut some things out with it for a mobile for my niece. We are getting ready for our annual crawfish boil at the reservoir this weekend. Lots of people coming up. Should be fun. I overdid it a bit today getting ready for it. Lots to do tomorrow as well. We had a big yard party and invited lots of friends over 2 weekends ago. Of course I overdid it then too trying to get everything nice for that. The kids are going on Trek next week. They dress up like the Pioneers and walk the trail for 3 days from Wyoming back into SL. Always something going on at this house. My niece and nephew have been here all this week. No wonder I can't get anything done. My little girl is not so little anymore. Big 8 she turned in May. She's always acted more like 20 from having to deal with older siblings. Hope you still get to spend time with S. Well, it's going on 11 here and I have to get up at 6am to take the baby so I'd better get to bed. Just have to check on my painting buddies every now and then. Belle, Punk, Bebe and all the rest. Hope to hear from you all soon. Take care Luvs! ~Anj...See MoreHostas in my Neighborhood (June and July)
Comments (27)"i bet all of them.. were planted just after the house was built ..." Not so sure about that. Houses here were built around 1962. History says that this area used to be a woodland. When selling, the owner requested specifically that there would be an effort (from the developers) to save some of the trees from being destroyed. One of my immediate neighbors (original owner) told me that she bought the lot before the house was built. The developer asked her to mark all the trees she wanted left on her property. She believes that---even though we are across the tree from her house---we had a different developer build our house. So she does not know if the our developer did the same in regards to the trees. There is a good chance, I think, that our two sugar maples (in our backyard) were here when the house was planted. No wonder nothing grows well in our backyard! So I drove by the house with the Junes (too lazy to walk!) and saw a lady drive into the driveway. Finally saw someone outside of this property! I talked to her, but she didn't know the names of the trees. She did think the tree by the Junes was a sycamore since it sounded familiar to her. What really struck me was the she was pretty much like me maybe 10, 20 years ago. She said that they had had a landscape designer landscape their property after moving there in 2007. She thought they landscape designer would use plants that would survive under their conditions. They didn't. She also said they removed soil in some areas to improve it and planted other shrubs etc. They aren't doing well. She doesn't know why! Ha! That was me struggling to grow under trees! She said she had removed a couple of the Junes that were smaller, improved the soil (not sure how) and planted them back. They didn't do that much better. I have to wonder whether she had removed the tree roots from the hosta before replanting. From my experience, the tree roots are quite tough. Sure they'll die, but the tiny, wire-like roots are so strong. I don't think the roots can break away from the tree roots for quite some time. So here are some more pictures. Sycamore tree? with blue spruce tree Sycamore tree leaves Leaves picked off the ground (back side) top side I will continue . . ....See MoreJay 6a Chicago
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