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Title: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 12:52:46:PM I just rippped up one garden area...stripped it down to the dirt and raked it out like it never was and now I am rearranging another one. Took down the bird houses, changing the rocks, moving plants.....I am sick of watering things for hours every day. We have had 2/10ths of an inch of rain since June and it seems to be every summer lately we get a severe drought so what's the point of having flowers if the plants look like crap all summer. I'll post before and after photos some day....
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 12:54:49:PM (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/100_1426.jpg)
This is one area in the spring. When the daffodils die, the stella dora lilies filled the area and the far left was ground cover types and the far right area had summer perennials. I dug it all out. Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 12:56:12:PM (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/DSCN1442.jpg) NO need to water now. I had to drag about 200 feet of water hose to keep that stuff alive...no more. :-)
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 12:57:55:PM (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/DSCN1446.jpg) T
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 12:59:09:PM The plants here were struggling to stay alive. They are suppose to be full of black eye Susan's, cone daisy, tall phlox, etc but I just can't stand there for hours watering while my baby trees on the other side are dying too.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: Griobhtha on 08 02, 10, 01:03:14:PM So SAD! Sorry you had to do that, but with no rain it makes sense to go back to natural. Maybe next year.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 01:04:18:PM (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/DSCN1451.jpg)
I put the houses on the edge of the woods in the back center of photo, they are just sitting there for now till I buy some concrete to plant them. Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 01:06:07:PM (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/DSCN1453.jpg)
In progress here....I am shrinking down to a small garden and will move the other flowers back and put more gravel down. I am done for a few days...... Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: emilyB on 08 02, 10, 01:22:19:PM It's the only sensible thing to do if you don't have the UG Sprinkler system and those can really elevate the water bill even if they relieve the hand watering.
It will all look lovely when you are done. Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 02:38:03:PM Emily....I am on well water. No bill. :-) However, I don't know how much I have so to waste it every day is nerve racking. I would rather not water so much.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: topgear on 08 02, 10, 02:57:26:PM The yard looks very military now. Well done!
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: Griobhtha on 08 02, 10, 03:37:01:PM Nay, For it to be Military it has to have some Army green somewhere, with white painted rocks, LOL!
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 02, 10, 07:00:29:PM You aint seen nothing yet. I moved a few bushes tongiht and arranged more rocks......slowly but surely I am going to eventually make my watering life easier.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: mudslinger on 08 03, 10, 06:50:56:AM Don't forget to have that well water checked occasionally for contamination.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 03, 10, 08:32:17:AM My water comes from an underground lake. Fresh and clean. Taste great. Only draw back it is that it is acidic so I have to add soda ash to a container that disperses it as I use the water. Mr Plumber is coming today to change my filter ad make sure it's okay.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: mudslinger on 08 03, 10, 09:18:58:AM The only way to have water tested properly is to send a specimen into a certified lab for testing. It is easy to do and not expensive at all.
Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 03, 10, 11:27:59:AM I moved the burning bush and azaela today. Then I chopped up the dirt and pulled out a million rocks from the dirt. Now I will add some really good dirt and transfer the best plants from the garden on the right and put them in the new place to the left. Then once the garden on the right is gone, I can rake it out, put down some weed and grass killer preventer and spread gravel. Maybe place the park bench there or some chairs with a table.
Muddy.....My plumber brings a water lab test kit with him. I don't have iron or hard water, just a bit acidic. (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh110/sun-goddess/DSCN1460.jpg) Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: luvtimes on 08 03, 10, 12:28:30:PM Oh Sun... try rain barrels... paint them a pretty color or match the house... you can have all the water you want and share with others too... if you have a good filter... you can even use it to give the wildlife water which I'm sure they really need... takes a lot of work putting it together in my opinion but so worth it...
I know.... I know... you don't do rain barrels.... a small one maybe... a little bitty one... goodness... oh well... I know I can convince you but I wish I could... I have the water running to the roots of all my new trees... sure when it rains they get enough water... but I control the water during drought...and they are doing great so far... the only problem I have is the crackheads that seem to want to destroy things over here...another story... Title: Re: I must be nuts Post by: sunshine on 08 03, 10, 04:01:42:PM Having water is not the issue luv...I have drag a hose 200 feet!
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