Spring Yard Work

Yesterday I saw a broad-winged hawk alight in a tree just behind the deck. I grabbed the camera and got a couple of pictures (to bad the zoom doesn't go very high so they won't be close-ups), then grabbed the binoculars to truly identify the bird. As I lowered the binocs to look at the birdbook, he flew off, then another flew off from the same tree, in a different direction. Extrememly cool!

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I have been busy digging and planting, digging and planting - planting trees and shrubs in the area where the fruit trees were formerly planted.For as much work as I've done, I haven't accomplished much. Much of the digging has been to get rid of the top layer of grass/weeds and their roots. I did get a couple of trees in, all the holy, a rose and a hydrangea planted in that area. I got word Saturday that an order that I had placed in February has been shipped. To be honost, I had forgotten I had placed the order. Guess I know what I'm doing next weekend.

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In addition to working in the area formerly of the fruit trees, I got 3 roses planted in another area. I re-potted 3 roses (I bought them as slips and need to let them get bigger before making them compete with other plants), raked garden beds, and cut back roses (and other plants). Most of that was done between Wednesday and yesterday. I need a day off to recover from my days off!

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I got some of my planters filled with annuals yesterday then placed them in the greenhouse. We were supposed to get frost this morning and I didn't want to waste all my hard work.

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That is it from the gardening world of bogie, at least for a day or two, until the plants arrive in the mail and I have to get them potted up or planted.

Comments

[Light & Dark]

The deer standing on my back patio this afternoon reminds me of why I don't even try to garden here in the mountains. Even my containers got hoovered last year. That, plus the fact it'll be at least another month or 5 weeks before it's anywhere near safe from frost to have stuff in the ground.

I'll probably do herbs in the containers and have a race to see who gets to eat 'em first.

I know it's a helluva lotta work, but your gardening makes me a bit jealous, Bogie!

Paul

[bogie]

I don't get to put any veggies in the ground until June 1 (1st frost-free date) and the deer sometimes like to bed down in the veggie garden (tomatoes tend to come back from it, peppers don't do so well aftwards though). On the bright side, the bear doesn't raid the garden - if I could ever get corn to actually grow, it might be a different story though!