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Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on July 08, 2019, 10:24:19 AM ---I cut all the beautiful flowers from the Hosta this morning. Barefoot. In the early morning hours between 7:30 and 10am. I also pulled up lots of Hosta for a neighbor.... there's plants popping up in the middle of the moss yard, and have to go anyway. With all the rain, many pulled out easily. Nice.
I cleaned up ornamental grasses around drains at yard's edge, then went ahead and cut back all Hosta there too. It's neat, and there won't be any dead and dying plants to clean up from moss later.
I still have planting to do, but that's OK.
When I went into the shed I really saw it, maybe for the first time. At some point I'll turn it into a SHE SHED, and maybe put oldest dd out there with her Pug. It's exciting for both of us, and youngest DD17 wants to wield power tools. Woo hoo!
Lighter
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The whole garden sounds like a little slice of Paradise, Lighter. It's so lovely that you've got that escape on your doorstep, quite literally. Amazing to be able to go outside and destress like that. A she shed sounds like a great idea as well. It's great to have a place to go off and just do stuff, isn't it? I hope it all carries on growing so lovingly; you've put so much work into it, it's great that you're getting such rewards from it now xx
lighter:
SIb and I lined one of the trails with segments of the HUGE pine tree cut down a while back. It looks really nice, IMO.
There's still a pile of wood to deal with. Lots of stumps for stools, and plenty to burn.
The moss is pretty happy after the recent rain, but I thought there'd be more of it.
I have lots of little ferns to plant, and some larger ones.... some new moss found moss. Just lovely stuff.
How's your garden coming, Tupp?
Amber, did you plant your beds? What did you plant? How did that go?
Lighter
sKePTiKal:
I planted, onions, garlic, oregano and a couple tomatos; some raspberry canes. Onions & garlic, total crop failure. They were planted too late, because I was so behind on filling the beds. They'll stay in the ground until next spring. Oregano is happy and tomatoes producing fruits; but not ripening as fast as I'd like. Hear the grand solar minimum might be responsible for that. :shrug: maybe, I dunno. The raspberries are super happy, and so am I. :) I love these expensive little bites full of glory.
Next up on my priority list is getting the disc on the ranger and beginning to turn over major garden beds for next spring. If I break ground now, mother nature will help me "sweeten" and loosen that dirt even more. I need Buck here to help fix the things we keep breaking. LOL. I'm told "Patience, Grasshopper..."
Yesterday I just moved the last of the topsoil pile to on top of the propane tanks. There's a pretty steep bank there. The vinca I intended to plant there in MAY... is barely hanging on. I may plant it anyway if we get any rain. Or I'll reorder the vinca again. I am no longer in control of my time/energy/schedule completely - having to supervise or lend a hand or be involved with other people's projects. That's what happens when you let other people share your space. So I've tried. But the stuff I wanted has languished; my plans get superseded by someone else's needs... and it all feels like boundary issues... and my fantasies turn toward running away and escaping all this. And it's not all their fault; I got really busy with the legal/financial stuff this year too. That's taken way more time than I expected.
Anyway, it's all getting sorted out. Until I have to do it again with Buck. LOL. I'm just a glutton for punishment.
lighter:
I want Buck there too now now now now now now!
My brother's been working around the edges of Dad's lake property, and the island cottage to great effect. He's amazing, does the work of 5 men, and I almost forgot what it was like to have a capable, competent man in my life.
You'll be back on track when you guys join forces, me'thinks, Amber.
And I agree your putting off your needs, in order to help others accomplish what they need, is about boundaries. Being mindful, not judging yourself or others... helps along IME. Not that I've been at it long, but I can really feel the difference when I'm being mindful, and noticing how it happens, and when it happens.
I have some things to plant too. Not many. A neighbor's garden items are all over my garage right now. I have to decide what to keep. She gave me her little wet dry vac, tons of really nice thick coated gloves, some great wellies, and other boots.... 2 trimmers (1 electric 1 battery) and lots of shoves, and what'not. Vole stuff to keep them away, and plant foods, and just so much! I'm excited to have it, but a bit overwhelmed, but that's OK too.
Tupp? Hows your garden doing? Get any moss to grow on that wall yet?
Lighter
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on September 17, 2019, 05:41:41 PM ---I want Buck there too now now now now now now!
My brother's been working around the edges of Dad's lake property, and the island cottage to great effect. He's amazing, does the work of 5 men, and I almost forgot what it was like to have a capable, competent man in my life.
You'll be back on track when you guys join forces, me'thinks, Amber.
And I agree your putting off your needs, in order to help others accomplish what they need, is about boundaries. Being mindful, not judging yourself or others... helps along IME. Not that I've been at it long, but I can really feel the difference when I'm being mindful, and noticing how it happens, and when it happens.
I have some things to plant too. Not many. A neighbor's garden items are all over my garage right now. I have to decide what to keep. She gave me her little wet dry vac, tons of really nice thick coated gloves, some great wellies, and other boots.... 2 trimmers (1 electric 1 battery) and lots of shoves, and what'not. Vole stuff to keep them away, and plant foods, and just so much! I'm excited to have it, but a bit overwhelmed, but that's OK too.
Tupp? Hows your garden doing? Get any moss to grow on that wall yet?
Lighter
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I'm so far behind on threads that I think there are some from beginning of September that I haven't caught up on yet. Not quite sure how I got this behind! I feel like I'm always on here, lol, perhaps I've just been reading more than posting :)
Very nice of your neighbour to give you all that stuff, Lighter, is she moving away or did she just have loads she didn't need. Hope you've been able to sort through it all and get it all put away - I love being given a load of stuff and then just sifting through it all to see what's what.
I've not done much to my garden yet, but the moss is starting to spread by itself even without me doing anything to it. Because we're not planning on staying here too long (I hope!) I don't want to put too much time into it but if it's doing it by itself then I'll leave it be. A creeping Jenny started growing up across the back fence which I've just been trailing up and over to cover up the wood a bit (the fence is old and rickety and looks really tatty so a big of green across it is a help).
There is a lovely carpet of moss growing across the path that runs along the side of the houses but unfortunately it's where everyone keeps their bins so it doesn't look as magical as it could do. But nice enough when you just catch a glimpse of the first part of it before all the bins start. Lol xx
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