debit54
Member since: Apr 10 | Last seen: Apr 13 | Years gardening: 3 | Organic gardener
Endeavoring to plant, cultivate, and propagate perennials for the first time. Interested in gaining knowledge of plant uses as well as enjoying their color and beauty. Eventually would like to invest in a bee colony and produce honey. I live in a booming local sustainability environment and would love to know what I can bring to this bountiful table with a variety of products using herbs, flowers, and fruit. Any ideas out there?!
I am using the date of 2/1/08 to start tracking any of the established plants on this property, as it was the week before this that I moved in…and the date that we brought Jack and Janet’s dad, Bob, home from the nursing home so that I could care for him and he could live out his remaining days at home. I learned as much as I could from him about the plantings on the property so I could preserve their past and care for their future. I wonder what he would think of all that is going on here now?
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Zone 4 Spring 2012. Jack wants Sunflowers planted along the entire east fenceline. Tilled and compost added. Will be adding and tilling again this weekend...
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Zone 4 20ft x 15ft tilled up just below the apple trees in the Meadow garden. Why the quotation marks around ‘Tomato’? Why not just call it a ...
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Zone 4 My plan is to surround the air conditioner with hostas and maybe corral bells or astilbe…
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Zone 4 Grades uphill to the west/northwest of the house. Mostly moss in very poor grass. Full shade to the left(south), Dappled sun to the right(north). W...
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Zone 4 Jack tilled a 5ft wide area from the windmill to the birdfeeder. Place newspapers on top and keeping them wet. Will use this garden for all the par...
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Zone 4 Glorious Bridal Wreath Spirea…has been on the property for over 60yrs. Family has picture of Jack’s mom & dad on their wedding day ...
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Zone 4 From Grassy Knoll on the east end, running west toward Backyard Power Pole Garden. Bramble and more bramble, Lilac, Raspberries, Sumac and hundreds...
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Zone 4 This is the entrance to Pa’s Garden, which he started many years ago, in the Woods to the West. Since I have lived here(in early 2008) this e...
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Zone 4 Two bumps around a downspout drain tile at the westernmost front edge of the front yard, with the bottom edge of the garden approx. 8’ from t...
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Zone 4 When I moved here in 2008 the top tier of these flower beds contained 2 large clumps of Daffodil, a few straggles of Tulip…and alot of Dandel...
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Zone 4 In 2008, we placed tires around the septic vent pipes in the front yard, for easy mowing.
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Zone 4 South-facing flower bed directly in front of the house, west of the front door. Heavily shaded most of the day by a very large Oak Tree in front ed...
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Zone 4 South-facing flower bed directly in front of the house, east of the front door. Full sun for better part of the day. Planter was made with wood tim...
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Zone 4 This garden is on the east side of the house with both east and south exposures. I have lumped them together as this area was also filled and backf...
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Zone 4 Grassy Knoll came into being when Jack bought me a Leopold Bench from Paul Swenson, with my original intent for it to go back into a wooded area fo...
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Zone 4 This is just where I put my potted plants that I receive or purchase until I can figure out the best place for them to be planted. Poor things!
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Zone 4 There have always been Mayapples every year, but last year, 2011, they didn’t bloom or fruit. And then, Jack started taking out all the Hawth...
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Zone 4 Fall, 2009, we traded Wally Rose the old windmill, which the pines had grown up around, for clearing an area for a Meadow garden. This area has bee...
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Zone 4 Very sandy west edge of Meadow Garden, surrounding the power pole. Starting at the power pole and towards the east to the fenceline, this area was ...
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Zone 4 Jack’s father, Bob,better known as “Pa”, was very keen at harvesting flora from the area and planting it in the “Woods to t...
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Zone 4 Circular bulb garden to the west of Rocking Chair Garden. Planted bulbs in and around the Oriental Lilies. Given the name ‘Pet Cemetary’...
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Rainwater Collection Project garden
Zone 4 We’ve decided to collect rainwater from the steel roof of our house. Pics and more coming soon!
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Zone 4 Between the road and Shady Grove Garden, on the upslope from the ditch north to the trees. Plan on transplanting LOTS of ditch lilies.(The township...
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Zone 4 My first perennial garden, 2009. We love to sit out and watch the world go by from time to time. And Jack’s idea of sitting out was sitting i...
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Zone 4 Created just a few weeks ago. Had Wally Rose come back and collect all the brush piles, and he gleaned out the eastern 1/2 of this small section of...
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Under The Pines, Top of Rocking Chair garden
Zone 4 2011. Behind the rocking chairs and to the east, in the shade, from Rocking Chair Garden to Shady Grove Garden.
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Under the Stunted Pine Path garden
Zone 4 Last year, 2011, young David Ranum came over and helped up cut down some trees that were causing problems. One was a very tall Pin Oak that was lea...
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Zone 4 Partly to mostly shady. Narrow band of grass and moss between west side of house and the Mayapple Garden. All the drain field and sewer entrances a...
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Love the local flora, especially wildflowers. I have a hard time thinking of Queen Anne's Lace or Chicory as an invasive species in our area, I think they are beautiful.
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