This list helps keep track of the maintenance tasks to be accomplished in Spring
If only my body could keep up with my thinking. – plan new entry by shed in pollinators garden. – grass seed cold stratification ✓ – gaillardia pulchella seed at gma ✓ – gaillardia seed at home in containers – choose new evergreens? – call for sprinkler – call for soil prep – decide what […]
Man the older I get. I’ve wasted two and a half hours of my morning looking for earphones. Really, is that the best use of my time? I wander all over never quite organized. Having a greenhouse that keeps all of my seed stuff in one place would be awesome. Right now my incubators are […]
Like all things in the world the garden creeps towards entropy without diligent effort. After many years of only needing a bit of cleanup, the raised vegetable beds need maintenance. Replace soil in most beds to remove powdery mildew spores Repair irrigation chewed by varmints Paint fence Replenish mulch But this year I would also […]
Well I have an excuse, it snowed! Then it cleared. Then it snowed! Then it cleared. Our last snow fall was May 1. We got 7.5″ on April 23rd, and some a few days before that and even more before that. No fruit trees are flowering this year due to the late freeze and my […]
Where did 2012 go? Did I just imagine it? No of course not. I did get some fun projects done over the summer, but never had time to post. I plan to do so here soon, its on my spring to do list! As usual the not so fun items from 2011/2012 lists never seem […]
Mailboxes are often a forgotten part of the landscape and yet are one of the most visited sites in the yard. My mailbox has been an eyesore for years with its peeling paint and weathered post. I could have gone out and purchased another inexpensive box and left it at that, but the crafty girl […]
Do you ever marvel at the gardeners who can makeover a section of their garden in a weeks time? I am truly inspired by my neighbor across the street. Even with MS and age hampering her efforts she has managed to take an ordinary suburban yard with drab shrubs and overgrown ground covers and created […]
After a winter wondering if the pain in my hip I endured for months after a long day of bulb planting was worth it, I have to say yes! The daffodils add such a happy vibe to an otherwise drab spring background. I will definitely be adding more color for spring come this fall. So […]
Colorado has a fairly short growing season, so many of the plants that would normally be started outdoors after danger of last spring frost I chose to start indoors. Getting the timing right is always a challenge. If you start too soon, plants will tend to be leggy and will have a hard time adjusting […]
With my knee looking like a grapefruit, I’m on the bench. So I will be calling around to get some yard work done, including spring clean up and moving / hauling the pea gravel out of the front yard. I have fliers for 4 services LAWN SERVICES Green Lawn Landscape (Hiep) – 303-969-8027 Chien Lawn, […]