Project Update

My wonderful husband volunteered to move the flagstone.  There were some huge ones to move, too.  The pallet is emptied and gone to the woodpile for firewood.  The pathways have been laid.  Next it will be my turn to move the gravel.  It won't be that hard.  I've saved some money this way.  Besides the young man who came by this morning said he couldn't get to this project for a week.  Too long for me.

So here's the pallet this morning.

Now it's gone this evening.

Paths laid out.

Here's the first gravel in to see how it will go.

Thank you, Dan!

Project Awaits!

I've been struggling with the pathways in my perennial garden for sometime.  Originally I expected the creeping thyme to take over and until it did that mulch would cover the soil.  Well, mulch washes away and the creeping thyme has not been as cooperative as I wanted it to be.


Several years ago to halt the erosion from the runoff from the roof I put stones down in the pathways nearest the house.  That worked well and in fact the creeping thyme loved growing in there.




So I had the inspiration to put stone down in all the pathways.  With the help of some inheritance money I now have a project awaiting me.  The pathways will have the flagstones and the gravel will fill in but the creeping thyme can still grow.  I'm hoping to contract some labor to help me with this because the stones are larger than what I worked with before.

Truck with 5 bins of washed gravel.  Each bin contains 1 ton.

Forklift is putting the old pallet back on the truck from when I got stone from them before.

Forklift had to come up next to the glen.

I had a large tarp for the gravel.

This is 2 tons of flagstones.

5 tons of washed gravel on the tarp.

I'll post the finished project when its done.

Loving These Color Combos

Don't you just love this time of year?

The colors are just so lovely.

Let me show you.

On the south side of the pond the weigela is in bloom.

The one lilac to its left is also blooming but not as profusely and the purple Siberian iris are just opening here.

The ostrich fern is a soft green with the Joe Pye weed sprouting in front.

Forget me nots with pink creeping phlox.

These Siberian iris on the east side of the pond are farther along.

Look at these three colors of green.

Sedum of different types loving their spot.

Along the glen the hosta and ferns in complimenting green.

In the perennial garden the deep purple iris have opened.

More Siberian.

A lavender shade to these iris.

The only heron I keep around is this stone one watching over the birdbath and miniature blue hosta.

Stop by again to see the yellow iris at the pond in full bloom in the week ahead.

Exploding Growth & Harvest Monday - May 19th

With all our rain and cool spring temperatures, the plants around the yard are just exploding with new growth.  It all looks so lush.  Here are just a few scenes:

the glen garden - a profusion of hosta and ferns

the perennial garden 

lavender iris showing its stuff

columbine

The vegetable garden has been exploding in growth too and we have been enjoying the lettuces, spinach, and bok choy.  I haven't been very good at taking photos though but here's a representation of some of what I've been harvesting.

Green ice and butter crunch lettuce

mesclun

two baby bok choy and one larger bok choy with some spinach

The tomatoes have been planted though I'm supposed to get some more as a thank you from Squash Blossom Farm for supporting their Kickstarter campaign.  Peppers have been repotted.  Some basil and parsley planted in the herb garden.  But do I have photos?  Sorry no, not at this time.

Joining Harvest Monday.