Notes to Self - 3

Last year was a challenging year.

Tasha Tudor inspiration-
Love this idea!
Tasha Tudor plants three of the same plant in three different spots, then she moves the ones that are not flourishing to the area where the one plant is thriving.

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For the back patio- I hate the color of my walls
puzzle- how to draw eye away from nasty color?

****Not my photos****  small pieces of online photos

Watched  Garden Smart this AM on Public Television-
some notes from the show
layers
full sun  (size and light) balance
tall junipers  (spiral)  to anchor and add height-
boxwood- dark greens- winter gem
spirea  - double play  - bright chartruse

barberis (bright aurea golden barberry)

weigelia- wine and roses- nice plant with lots of blooms

red barberry (I don't like the reds?what to substitute here? - but it helps make the yellows pop)

add in annuals for color in the front  -
wave petunia - purples and reds
bright reds

Make sure the soil is good
buy 8 to 10 annuals to add bright color each year

till clay to loosen add organnic choice top
till into clay add mulch
drip irrigation system
time release fertilizer 4- 12 months release
water and temperature

Add finishing touches like a fountain.
to the entryway
adds a nice sound.

container gardens to fit space add colors to go with house
how to hide an ugly wall?  Houzz
I LOVE this idea

http://www.houzz.com/vertical-plant-wall

Notes to Self- Garden .2

Last year was a challenging year.

Tasha Tudor inspiration-  I
 love this idea!
Tasha Tudor plants three of the same plant in three different spots, then she moves the ones that are not flourishing to the area where the one plant is thriving.

Recipe for A Disastrous Garden

1) Drought,  lost so many plants-
plus a broken sprinkler system, add in travel, and over commitment
and a ridiculously incompetent sprinkler company
(left us with more broken sprinklers than we started, and a 1000.00 bill)
2) Rabbits
3) Family of ground hogs
4) Deer, about 5 to 7 - Buck, and several Fawn and Does
5) Fox, opossum, raccoons 
6) The usual bevy of squirrels, chipmunks, mice, beautiful birds and owls
7) various plant eating insects
8) Dead trees from drought

add to the mix

1) me... one that doesn't want to hurt anything
2) will not use chemicals
3) a dog - thinks it is beneath it to chase furry animals.
4) Not sure what to do after hiring expensive incompetent sprinkler man and spending thousands of dollars



All this equals a challenging garden

1) Hubby somewhat fixed water by himself
2) Bought Coyote urine- placed near groundhog's den, didn't help, but noted I didn't use it as directed
3) human hair placed near groundhog  (didn't work)
4) removed dead trees and limbs 
5) transplanted some of the fast growing plants that were too big, may have lost them?  not sure
6) bought shell stuff on Amazon to deter insect population (snails, slugs and rolley polley bugs)
helped!
7) bought ladybugs on amazon - helped with aphids, japanese beetles. 
8) Learned to enjoy wildlife rather than be annoyed-  helped greatly
9) Learned to enjoy planning a garden. I'm redoing it so often


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This is a puzzle 

Fillers Thrillers and Spillers

Fillers Thrillers and Spillers

- my mother's day gift

My Sweet Fairy Garden

My Sweet Fairy Garden is gone!

The deer nibbled on my hostas and my hosta are no more

Look closer...

...and you will see why I am so upset.

it's a shame...it was such a nice reading nook

                                                              (...at least the deer are happy)

SPRING!

Ahhhh....Spring

this is not my own garden, but from Pinterest
(my newest favorite obsession)
DH gave me three huge pots for mother's day and now I need to figure out how to fill them.
They are HUGE!
I love the greens and bright colors...it is the most fun to dream, I think

Snow . Beautiful . Snow

Gardens of All Shapes and Sigh*s

                                              Beautiful Garden Photos from Pinterest   Copyright C. Mann