Category Archives: Gardening
New Concrete Paver Walk-Up
The powers that be long ago declared our old walk-up composed of 15-inch square concrete pavers to be unsuitable, and last week I finally made the plunge to replace it myself. I think it was the $4000 quote from a … Continue reading
Good Forsythia — Bad Forsythia
It’s great to see the forsythia plants blooming, but some are better than others. The photo above is a good forsythia, and the photo below is a bad forsythia. Forsythia grow and bloom on long shoots and aren’t meant to … Continue reading
Winter Mystery Bloomer
I don’t know this bush is, but anything that blooms in January with such a fragile-looking flower deserves some recognition.
Deer Attack Quickly
One downside of living in a heavily-wooded neighborhood is the abundance of deer and other pests. They decimated our azaleas over the winter but have left us mostly alone this spring. I guess there’s plenty to eat this time of … Continue reading
Mulching Done
I probably could have scrimped by with 4 scoops of hardwood mulch, but it was nice having 5 scoops so I could be generous with it. I also bought cedar mulch in bags for the paths. At right is a … Continue reading
Weird Azaleas
Bonnie says we have weird azaleas. Most azaleas stopped blooming around here weeks ago, but here’s one that’s just peaking. We have others that are just starting to bloom, and we have some that bloom in the spring and in … Continue reading
A Scoop of Mulch
Last time I ordered mulch it was by the load at Cordell Earthworks of Durham, which is about a small dump truck load and was about right for our needs. This time I ordered from a different place, Southern States … Continue reading