bloombuddie
Member since: Nov 09 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 40 | Organic gardener
I’ve been weeding a garden since I was a kid. These days I usually put in a few summertime veggies like tomatoes, peppers and wax beans…success is rather random. I admire those who have the ability to grow and preserve food for their table. Flowers are my main focus since I’m better at keeping them happy, they live longer, I don’t have to can or freeze them and, like veggies, they are fun to share.
We live on an acre & a half which has a definite downward slope in the front yard. Much of this front is in native pecan trees. The south side of our yard joins the Corps of Engineers land that surrounds Kaw Lake. We basically live on the edge of a wilderness area and have its beauty and its critters…variety of birds, deer, raccoon, armadillos etc. Last year we finally fenced in our small vegetable garden which allowed us to eat a bit more of what we grew.
I use lots of mulch everywhere to keep down the weeds and keep in the moisture. I don’t think it qualifies as lasagna gardening but it works for me.
Gardens
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Zone 6b This garden is hap-hazzard. It is hit and miss planted along the ditch we call a creek and a slope to the creek. We are trying to keep down erosi...
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Zone 6b This too was grass between walkway and house when we moved in.
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Zone 6b Keep Geraniums and a other plants on the back porch in the summer…take them inside in the winter. This picture was taken 2006 or 2007.
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Zone 6b All the gardens in the back and plants in the grassy area in the backyard. There are several gardens which make up the big back yard garden. Sho...
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Zone 6b Very small garden outside our west bedroom window. In the Winter it is home to a tray bird feeder on pole.
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Zone 6b Starting taking care of a flowerbed at church a few years ago. Many plants in it already but I’ve added a some too.
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Zone 6b Mostly shrubs along the fence make up this garden. It keeps getting longer and now is part of the new front shade garden.
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Zone 6b Small garden, one of our first gardens. Crepe Myrtle, Peonies, Daylilies, Dwarf Asiatic Lilies and Daffodils.
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East Living Room Window garden
Zone 6b This has been the spot for Moonflower but the Golden Rain Tree is getting big enough to offer too much shade. Will have to reconsider what I want ...
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Zone 6b Started out with Hollyhocks and Zinnia seeds. Now these two plants share the garden with Iris and Hardy Hibiscus.
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Edge of Vegetable garden garden
Zone 6b Started garden this summer. Right now it is heavily mulched and is planted with Daylilies and Iris. It also has a Coneflower and Poppies are seeded.
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Zone 6b This garden include everything in the grassy area of the front yard.
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Zone 6b In 2005, I think, (I’ll check) we found an end of the season sale on tall grass. We planted our purchases in the front next to the driveway....
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Zone 6b We could tell when we moved in that the bermuda grass between the house and walkway would have to go. Impossible to mow. I’ve tried lots of...
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Zone 6b One of the first things we planted in Spring 2001 was an old fashioned Lilac in the southeast corner of our property. Several shrubs were grouped ...
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Zone 6b Plantings around the Little Gem Magnolia. They vary. Not found just the right things yet.
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Zone 6b Established this garden in 2004, maybe 2003. I will check as I go through my plant files. We wanted Azaleas and this was the perfect place for th...
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Zone 6b Decided yesterday to start a new garden so today Phil sprayed the area with Roundup. This will be an extension of Grass garden across the front of...
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Zone 6b Started out several years ago as way to eliminate mowing between two large pecan trees. This summer we began working on expanding it to meld with ...
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Zone 6b Been planting a few shrubs in the front and decide to us the wood chips and extra straw to make a real garden in the front. It is sunny in the mor...
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Zone 6b A new garden, part of the extended shade garden. Right now is heavily mulched and planted with Iris, Shasta Daisy, Daylily and Iris.
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Zone 6b Started this garden with free compost from the city which we hauled in. It has had a variety of plants in it with no rhyme or reason. Haven’...
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Zone 6b When we moved in (Dec 2000) this was just a hill of very dense clay piled up around a new storm shelter. The railroad ties were in place but I did...
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Zone 6b Started this garden early Spring 2001 when we moved here. We chose this spot to plant because it was sunny & empty of vegetation. The previou...
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Zone 6b It was a muddy mess when we arrived. We hauled in dirt to build it up, put a walkway through it and put up a pergola. I think it is the most fun ...
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Zone 6b Prepared 20 some milk jugs for another try at winter sowing. Today I planted 13 of them.
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