Thursday, May 14, 2015

White Spruce Tree



 
Name: White Spruce
Variety: Picea glauca
Type: Evergreen Tree
Height: Tall--50'
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  20'
Location: Back Yard back of waterfall
Care:   Prune dead branches at bottom as needed.  Mulch each year.   Fertilize with evergreen fertilizer stakes in spring.

Friday, May 8, 2015

New Purchase Crabapple Tree


 
Picture from hollyacresnursery.com

Name: Crabapple Tree Spring Snow
Variety: Malus Spring Snow
Type:  Tree
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  20' x 20'
Bloom time:  Spring
Flower color: White
Fragrance: None
Plant location: Back Yard west of waterfall
Fall color:  Yellow Leaves
Care:   Trim dead wood as needed.  Fertilize with flowering shrub spike in spring.

Flower Report

Outback the candy tuft are in full bloom as well as the red bud tree is spectacular.   The purple moss phlox and starting to bloom.  The lamium have started their bloom cycle as well.

The bleeding heart is still anemic from that bitter cold winter.  I am hopeful it will survive, but for now it has just small growth and a few flowers.  

It's time to spray for roses and the Julia Child has leafed out quite well.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Flowers in Bloom




Lots of plants have finally bloomed.   In the front the pear trees, the white moss phlox, the grape hyacinths.  The spirea are a pretty orange.  On the south the red tulips are out.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Spring Is Here


Finally, spring is here and the first flowers have bloomed.  Not such a great show, but at least we have a couple of daffodils.  Our neighbor has a whole patch, but we are too cheap to do that.

We worked outside for the first time this year on the front yard.   Cleaned up some of the leaves and weeded a little.  Did a little trimming and then cleaned up the mess of sod that has grown under the barberry.   We also put down mulch.  Things are waking up and the lilac bushes are loaded.

We moved a chunk of the white moss phlox and the lavendar ones to the south side.   Hopefully they will get huge so we can fill in spots out front and move some of the white to the back.

It was an easier winter so it looks like most things weather the winter well.   We had very little winter burn in the front yard.

We also painted on our large arbor.  What a difference the new paint will make.  No more pink arbor.

We also purchased all the pavers for the bottom of the stairs coming off the desk.  And we got two new planters for the side of the bench.  The old ones were cracked and broken.  

We purchased our Martha Washington geranium for the summer.   Now to keep it alive until we can put it in a bigger pot in May.

Still to do in the front:
put down another bag of mulch in places
finish weeding
seal and sand the front porch and the steps
replace a couple of the payers on the path.


Saturday, October 18, 2014

List for Next Year

We are cleaning out the garden and while we have a lot done, we have a big list for next year.

Purchase:
2 vines for gate arbor
3 vines for large arbor
orange rose
shrub for water fall area
tree for water fall area

Move:
White rose bush
coreopsis

Install:
2 16" pavers back of gated arbor
finish pagers on w of big arbor
6 red 12" pavers and 6 gray pavers at bottom of stairs on deck (meijers)

Paint
Large arbor
w ballasters on deck
lattice on deck
front door lights color to match storm door

Redo:
pad at garage service door



Friday, July 11, 2014

Gardening Plants and Supplies

Finely shredded pine bark for garden--Abbotts' nursery--three bags will cover garden
Tuburous Begonias--dragon wings at Sell's Nursery--two plants will fill the large white pot