To Do

 

This is the area near our pond(s) - I'm solarizing the area just outside the existing bed in order to expand it. Meanwhile, I want to move the agapanthus (at least I think that's what the mystery alien plants are) in closer to the pond because it's fairly short, and fill the area where they currently are with daylilies. I also put in a rosebush at each end of the bed, and a clump of black eyed susans. And I may put some taller stuff in when the solarizing is done.

Ughhh...

 

The warm winter and early spring has not done our ponds any favors. Himself spent most of a day clearing the wire grass away from the border, but now the water needs major maintenance. Love the duck decoy he threw in there, he must have found it during the shed cleanout.

Solarizing

 

I'm expanding one of the beds, over on the other side of the pond from the patio. Partially because I always kinda wished this bed was larger, and partially because I just got a truckload of free perennials (although the donor agreed to let me bring her a truckload of compost and some lilacs) that have no homes yet. She got tired of weeding and fighting off bugs, plus she got stung by a gazillion wasps after she disturbed a nest last summer, so she's converting her yard to mostly shrubs and trees. 

Actually, that was pretty funny - she came up to me at an event hosted by the local art league, where I'm an active volunteer, confirmed that I was me, and that I was "the gardener", and then asked me if I wanted to come dig up and haul away all of her perennials. Of course I did! So Himself and I went over on Sunday and dug up *some* of her perennials - a few clumps each of daylilies (orange, some double), irises (mostly purple, possibly a few peach), 4 rose bushes, a big heavy dense clump of black eyed susans that took *both* the menfolk to get out of the ground, some stonecrop, and a little clump of bee balm. I planted a few items today, and I'm hoping to get most of the rest in, at least in a temporary location, tomorrow. What I usually do with stuff I don't have time to plant yet is stage it in one of the vacant spots in the vegetable beds, which are plentiful at this early stage. And of course, when I get a big load of free or super cheap stuff, I always share the love with some of my local garden loving family. :)

More Shelves

I have two shelves complete, and nearly full of plants. Two more have the frames built, but need tops put on. Worked on one of those today, so I'd have room for more seed flats.

Decay

 

This is one side of my herb/strawberry bed. The bed edges are almost 10 years old, and this one is starting to give out, so I've backed it up with blocks. This year's next big project will be to mulch all my paths and back up a few more weak bed edges with cinder blocks.

This Dude Was Supposed To Get Painted

On the next rainy day, but instead I got some work stuff that was stressing me out taken care of and then slept like the dead til after sunset.

Wind Damage

We've been having crazy wind lately, and it damn near took a piece of my house off. I tucked it back in, but there are holes where some sort of fastener used to be, so I need to figure out what and replace them.

Marked For Repair

I think I'm just going to duct tape it for now. I mean, it's supposed to leak, it's just not supposed to SPRAY like a pressure washer!

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Things I Would Like To Accomplish Before The End Of The Weekend

Plant the rest of the things that should have been planted a month ago:

• Watermelons
• Corn
• Herbs - cilantro, basil, whatever other seeds I have
• Marigolds
• The rest of the onions
• Garlic
• Beans
• Cucumbers
• Squash
• Zucchini
• Hot peppers

Mow

Wire brush and paint another piece of furniture

Fix the pond pump and get the ponds cleaned out (as well as I can manage without committing tadpole genocide) and running properly

Finish removing wire grass and mulching around the pond

Losing Water

The water level was about 8" low today. It's been hot and dry, but not hot and dry enough to lose 8" in 3 days, so we've got a leak somewhere again. Either that or the pump flow is too high and it's overflowing from the top pond rather than flowing into the bottom pond. I turned the pump off for now, I'll have to investigate more thoroughly within the next few days. Before the water starts turning green.

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Leak

Sigh.
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Progress

I've been busy! This is what it looked like a few days ago.

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You'll Never Guess

...where I need to go this week. Sigh. This is one of the front tires of my garden cart.

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Scenery

Pergola, half a patio, outdoor furniture. Pond on far side.

Pond from far side, still lots of weeds (especially wire grass) to be pulled out.

Pond from near side, wiregrass and weeds in foreground, unfinished greenhouse in background.

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To Be Moved

Not getting enough light here.
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Veggie Garden Path

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To Do List

First broken windchime of the season already. I wish they'd attach the chimes with something a little sturdier than cotton string.

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