I get my wife roses every year for mother's day. Eventually there will be lots of roses in my yard. I will need to practice taking better photos of them. In album 6/17/15 This climbing rose is a few years old. It dies back every year and keeps coming back. Not quite great, but pretty …
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Spring time is here – garden time
I mowed for the first time today. The neighbor had mowed once for me already. Nice thick green grass without as many dandelions as last year. I took stock of my yard and gardens. The iris bed is doing really well. I set that up as a huglekulture bed and rain garden. I can’t seem …
Sub Irrigated Planter (SIP)
Tonight I made a sub irrigated planter. These are pots that hold water under the dirt and let the pot get watered from the bottom up. Supposedly this gives you better roots as they grow deep, towards the water as opposed to staying near the top. I built mine using recycled ‘stuff’. The pot is …
Rain Garden, Hugelkulture & Terra Petra garden mashup
Today I dug up a bit of my front yard to build a rain garden of sorts. There looks to be a drainage gully leading from the front of the house to the street. I dug a dike 1 lawn mower width from the corner of my driveway and sidewalk. Gotta make the chores as …
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Recycled pallet composter
My wife started raking leaves in the back yard today. I figured that means I ought to make the composter I’ve been talking about making for a while now. I’ve accumulated 3 regular pallets and one long ‘double’ pallet in the last year. This is also a chance to use my tools. I love my …