Hooray! It is Saturday! Hopefully Micah and I will be able to work on developing the yard today, for we want to attract all sorts of birds and even butterflies by means of a bird garden (scattered throughout the yard).
Yesterday, Micah and I had a map of the yard and then we shaded it different colors to denote what parts of the yard were full sun, part shade, full shade etc. That way we can have a clearer idea of what plants to get and where to plant them.
In addition to developing the yard, as a family we are hoping to make a garden of tomatoes, peppers, squash and beans! Oh, and some mint!
Oh, something I am excited about is that tomorrow we are going to have a pancake supper at our church in the evening! I think it is so nice to get together with God’s people and celebrate!
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Its very satisfying to work with God’s creation! Emily and I were talking that we want to create wildlife areas in our yard too! She wants to put in a pond with fish and cool plants and trees. Maybe we’ll do environmental lab science next year!
Ooooooh, that sounds neat!
Put thr mint where it will not interfer with other things. Once started, it is har to get rid of. Grandpa Tom
We have planted 19 Leland Cypress trees out front where the Bradford Pear trees were. They look nice there, and will make a good hedge when they grow a bit. We found a lot of rock as we dug the holes. Peter helped by digging most of the holes. We are also in the process of cleaning up the area where the BIG tree was down when we got here. We burned some of it in the fireplace this past winter, some more is stacked for next winter. But some of it went over the bank toward the creek. It is very hard to get to these branches, some of them are more than a foot thick. Yesterday we burned much of the smaller stuff, so the area looks much better. Now to find a way to get the logs up to add to our supply of wood.Grandpa Tom
Sometimes mint is better planted in a large container – like a half barrel or something. Even then it can seek to spread into other things.
Is a Leland Cypress the one that has needle looking leaves, but it deciduous?
Thanks for the advice! We shall heed it!
Sounds neat what you are doing to your yard, Poppop and Grandma-Judy! How often are you in the yard?