Creating a beautiful photograph is a mystery to me. The funny thing is when I look at my photographs I never see what it was that intrigued me in the actual scene. Funny thing is, it’s the same with how you view life. I’m working again and again to understand how to first take an […]
The English Garden during heat wave and drought
Yellowing leaves drift down from the london plane tree outside our flat. Below the lawn is the dull yellow of late aumtumn straw. When I imagined our tour of English gardens and castles, I pictured vast green lawns and miles of roses. I saw misty hills and dew dripped petals. Yet England isn’t immune to […]
A Transformation sometimes starts with a buzz, this is ViDas first day
First Published 5/28/2018. Yesterday was a good day. I am jubilant with the progress made in my nephew’s yard. We spent the afternoon doing clean up and discovery. We learned they have a grape vine growing up and over their northern fence. While grapes are cool, the vine also began climbing the evergreens […]
Refining microclimates in your backyard. Adapting space to root vegetables needs.
potatoes in the shade is a good experiment. Potatoes require a cooler environment than most Colorado Gardens could provide. When the max temperature is 80 degrees, it’s hard to imagine any of it growing in a place without trees. But side yards could be the answer for tiny yards. Mine are not in full shade, […]
Potatoes in a sack. Adding soil after two weeks.
I will start okay. The potatoes are growing like little weeds in their sacks. The one on the right has composted soil and on the left Miracle-Gro. The instructions say to fill the sack as the stems start to grow. I wasn’t sure if you should remove the leaves before adding soil. So I just […]
Native Plant Master Courses for CO
I will check in fall for native plant Master NPM courses. With a few classes next year, I can come up with a plan for the Wayside Meadow. Unfortunately all the classes are during times I can’t make. For now I plan to attend a talk on invasive species management. Then I need to find […]
Another walk in the meadow
Time to focus on a another large garden! To start on my objective along my nice walk. I have got an area that I could easily Gorilla garden! That’s geurilla as in the fighters, not gorillas okay? Tools pruners Grass Shears someone to hang on to the pup Garbage bag Water Stake for dog? I […]
The walk in the meadow
So I found a little place where somebody had left a headstone for Mesa a beloved pet. I pulled out the grass around it to make it more visible. Perhaps that would be good place for an echinacea or two? I also had the idea that I need to bring clippers with me next time […]
The Old Safeway Site
Information about the site: Most recent information can be found at: https://permitsearch.jeffco.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=CaseSearchByNumber Enter Case number below. Case Number: 18-109326PA Address: 7500 S Pierce Street Sub Type: Multiple Sub Types Case Manager: Nick Nelson Associated People: Who? Acres: 3.185 Description: Commercial development in the SEC of Pierce & Ken Caryl. Process Steps For Case Case Number: 18-109326PA Address: 7500 S Pierce Street Sub Type: Multiple […]
The garden is alive with natives in the garden.
Our little red headed bird with a pretty yellow chest was here a little bit ago. And the hummingbirds are back. I hope the neighbor has really taken up feeding those. So I can continue to focus on the birds. Now is about establishing natural plants in my garden. And now I’m also inspired. I […]