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Progess on the new shade garden

7/28/2010

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The path renovations have began and so far, progress has been excellent. It took us a day to dig up all the grass, everyting, and then frame the path and flower beds with lumber. The frame is held together with rebar that we hammered in.

Then we dug the extra soil out from the path and used it to build up the flower beds. Next step, finish the path with landscape fabric and aggregates and then comes the fun part.....SHOPPING AND PLANTING!!!!

The only downfall to our plan is the locatin of the hammock. It use to hang from the deck to the post on the left hand side, but now it would hang right across the path. A minor dilemma, but still annoying.

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At long last my yuccas have bloomed

7/9/2010

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For three years my yuccas didn't do much of anything in the garden. I transplanted them from my Oma's garden the first year we moved into our house and I kept waiting for something to happen. Well, something happened and as you can see in the photo below, it was well worth the wait.

I didn’t know this but apparently yucca flowers and flower stalks are edible. According to a few foodie websites, they’re quite delicious. For now I’m going to appreciate them as blooms in the garden, but if I get a little more adventurous and try out a recipe or two, I’ll let you know how they taste!
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Landscape dilemma

7/6/2010

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Welcome to my landscape dilemma in the garden. As you can see from the photo, I have a big patch of dirt, where the grass refuses to grow. There are a few factors contributing to the bald patch. First, the apple tree above shades the area for most of the day. Secondly, it’s a high traffic area and the grass endures a great deal of abuse from pedestrian traffic, as well as being a main thruway for the wheelbarrow and green bin. And thirdly, when my dog, Gimli goes out for his morning and evening pee, he always chooses the closest patch of grass (or dirt) from the door.

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We’ve tried seeding grass and for the first few weeks during the spring, the grass become lush and thick, but as soon as the apple tree is in leaf, it’s game over. So three strikes and you’re out! The plan is to extend the flower beds from either side of the space and edge them with 4x4s to match the other flower beds. Then we’ll build a path between the two beds. Problem solved? Hopefully. We still need to figure out what kind of path we want, but I think it’s the best solution to my landscape dilemma.
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