In the south they use it as mulch around shrubs and other plantings. In fact there is a whole industry of raking up pine needles and baling them....
This fall I am going to put potted Mums on the steps of the wall. That should look really nice.
Got the beds planted by the new retaining wall that we had put in last fall. [img] You can't see them but there are 2 more bleeding hearts...
It is a wild plante as it has come up where there was nothing before. There is quite a bit of it, maybe 4 sq.ft. [img]
Went for a walk in the yard to see what I could take some pics of and here is what I found. These are wild violets and I have a lot of them...
Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. So they loaded up Jack's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught...
This will be the last of the shrubs that we will put in. I am going to take out a cranesbill geranium. It is nice looking when it first comes up,...
We went to Home Depot this morning and got 3 more shrubs for the new bed by the retaining wall. Dark Red Barberry [img] Mellow Yellow...
Let's see, get this lit and then hop over to his beer and I will be set.
It's in the shop for an estimate now.
My poor old pickem up truck is broke! Last Sat. the township had a clean up day. They bring in several large dumsters to the fire house and anyone...
The yellow ones really pop with color when the sun hits them. The one in the middle has small pieces of purple mixed in with the green leaves. We...
Got them planted a bit ago. Here are some pics. These are the White Mediteranean Heather. [img] The yellow ones are Emerald'n Gold...
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Last fall we replaced the retaining wall by the basement door. I posted pics of the process as it materialised in the gallery at the time. We...
WOW! What beautiful pics. The colors are just fantastic!
We used to put cat food outside for our cat and it would disaappear very quickly, but the cat wasn't getting any fatter. Found out that several...
Yes, the cateracts are on the lense and cannot be removed. So they make a tiny slit in the edge of the lens sac k, and go in with an instrument...
Syarface, they have the cateract surgery down to such a science now that it is out patient surgery. The worse part is the prep for the surgery....
One more week and I can start yard work again. We are going on vacation the 14th of May. Going to visit friends in south central Georgia. Gonna do...
