Thats a Lot of Mulch
I went around the yard today and chased down an actual count of how many planting areas there are around the yard. 17! And a couple of them are pretty big.
Want to see them all? Go here.
I don't know what half this stuff is, or if it is going to come up come spring (is it annual or perenial?). I guess we'll see. By then I'll have to figure out how to get a bunch of mulch out here without having a pickup truck.
I just know this, mowing around all this stuff is a pain! But with some work, it will look nice.
Want to see them all? Go here.
I don't know what half this stuff is, or if it is going to come up come spring (is it annual or perenial?). I guess we'll see. By then I'll have to figure out how to get a bunch of mulch out here without having a pickup truck.
I just know this, mowing around all this stuff is a pain! But with some work, it will look nice.
posted by Tom at 8:37 PM
9 Comments:
Looks like most of it is perennial - daylilies, hostas? some Astilbe? Tricky to say from the distance but hopefully you'll have a head start in 2006. Lawn looks a bit patchy. I did some patch repari a few weeks back but it might be a bit cold. Hope you fertilised it.
That link didn't take me to all 17.
Next spring dig 'em all up and plant what you want and if more than you want comes up - surprise.
Need to fertilize this weekend or next. I think the main reason for the patchy lawn is the stinking moles.
For the set, go here:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/39143393@N00/sets/1191998/
For whatever reason, even though that is in the body, the link is squirrelly.
When we lived on Orlando across from my high school, I kept stepping on some weeds along the front sidewalk in the fall. In the spring, they were tulips.
The yellow house on Miriam had a solid thatch of tall green weeds along the back fence. Around my birthday the first year and every year after that, they were the most gorgeous orange day lilies, like a present just for me.
I think you'll have some pleasant surprises in store. Just don't dig up anything until it gets a chance to show itself.
(Since you're not using word verification, I made up one: wtfrotfl. Hey, by the way, I like your blog a lot, you should check out mine on insurance...)
squirelly.
that word made me laugh out loud.
Moles, eh? Evil little bastards and pigs to get rid of. My sympathies. I thought at first it looked a bit like my lawn which is prone to fungus if you don't feed the thing.
Don't dig any of your borders up for at least a year (even (especially) if Brad instructs you to do so!). Most of it looks like it should come back in Spring and then you can see what it all looks like and how it will fair throughout the year. Then make a decision on what stays and what goes - if you don't like the way it's going just put in annuals for one year.
Besides, I think you may have something else to relish in the new year and that will take more time/energy than you will think possible.
From what I could see, it was all perennial. Around the mailbox looked like some sort of sage, but like "trudling grunt" says, it is really hard to tell from the pictures.
A couple of pictures looked like you might have some nice irises. I love it when ours are in bloom! I have some pictures towards the end of this page.
I hazarded some guess' on what you have there. Guess being the operative word, But I think I am right about most of them.
But of course I think I am right.
Have you met me. ;)
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