GardenScenes, part 2
The Newest Gardens
Starting over again at a new address in Ellis Hollow -- flat, not quite so private, more rural in feeling. Already here: two huge Norway maples, one large Norway spruce, big lilacs, and a small strip of ornamental garden around the patio. The soil is not "rocky soil"; rather, it is "dirty rock"!!
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2006 garden along sunny patio before house purchase |
2008 enlarged sun garden |
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2007 before carport enlargement |
2008 doubled carport with new gardens along the east-facing lathe side and a new shady garden on the north side |
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2006 along the fence |
2007 structure plants added under lilac and along fence
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2008 shady areas under the lilac and other perennials improve the fence view |
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2007 fenced garden before nuking = herbicide application, removal of goldenrod and landscape cloth, roto-tilling, and raised bed building |
2008 fenced vegetable garden
with some raised beds installed |
2008 raised beds with imported topsoil
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2008 before excavation for well line and pond (heavy dew steaming off the barn roof) |
2008 the mess left from excavation |
2008 well line in, sod replaced, pond lined, and soil piles raked out |
lots of work being done in this area in Spring '09 --more pix to come |
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Q: what do you do with all the rock recovered from backyard excavations in an ancient river bed? |
A: you build rock garden walks, this one leading from kitchen-door patio to lawn; |
... and you also edge all the beds with rocks |
2008 second walk leading from patio to lawn |
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