Got most of my stuff planted.
Have also informed the dog if he eats / digs up any of them, we're having dog pie for dinner
Have also informed the dog if he eats / digs up any of them, we're having dog pie for dinner
Here's a shortlist- http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/Plants.html
Plus natives are often easier to care for than ornamentals, and many have a simple elegance that can really look good in your back yard.
We've spotted Cooper's hawks, Bald eagles, vultures, and tons more around our yard. Something keeps killing the snow geese and feasting on them too. Then we see crows as well. They love the tall trees in our yard, and the fact that we are on a large pond helps.
Yay, birding derail
Goodness, where do you people live? Here in the North East, we're still dead scared of another snow until at least April.
Don't know what happened to the crocus this year.
Here snapping turtles take most of the goslings and bobcats took all the turkeys and half the adult geese. Hawks took all the guineas. We have a few wiley chickens and geese left. Piglets like to get through the fence and feed the coyotes, much to the consternation of the Pyranees guard dogs who can't get through the fence. Lambs can get through the fence too, but they're smarter than the piglets.
Poor dogs. I know how lgds worry too, having owned an Anatolian cross. At least the ecosystem around you is thriving
Got most of my stuff planted.
lol what is this thread doing in this forum?
Oh, and in other news, my basil has yellow spots Gonna run a leaf to the garden center tomorrow.
I did that along the side of the house. Pulled out some major boulders, ended up having to backfill the bed with 1200lbs of dirt for all the rocks I removed.
But they made a nice natural edging.
I built very simple boxes. One cut, eight screws per box. Sorta like these: http://www.jeffnet.org/~hgpf/howto.htm.
But I used all 2x8x8 lumber, 3 pieces per box, and cut one piece in half. Slapped some wood protector on them, and tossed 'em in the yard. Each box took, no lie, about 15 minutes to make. They took considerably longer to fill.
I would LOVE to do that. I don't really know how to accomplish it, though, because in although we do have lots of big rocks, most of it is gravel-sized. I swear, it's almost like someone had this entire yard filled with gravel at one time and then it settled into the ground.Raised boxes! The roots can still go deeper if they insist, but don't skimp on the soil depth when filling.
Or plow up the rocks and build a nice wall
Goodness, where do you people live? Here in the North East, we're still dead scared of another snow until at least April.
I have a big batch of spring bulbs to plant in the front and back gardens. And my vegetable garden is going to be a bit different this year. I'm going to stake and tie ropes to the deck stairs, which are right next to my garden so that all my viney things can grow up there instead of weaseling around my other stuff after they'd exhausted the little lattices I used to provide. Not sure what I'm planting yet... cukes, squash, beets, tomatoes, taters, loads of herbs...
Goodness, where do you people live? Here in the North East, we're still dead scared of another snow until at least April.
Oh, and in other news, my basil has yellow spots Gonna run a leaf to the garden center tomorrow.