Here's the before pic
2011 Garden Projects
omg sun
What??? you don't have sun there????
I love watching other people work!
Nice view, send some of them my way. Need help. Just put those fairies to work. Patti
Me, too! Have lots of projects, but little ambition!
Me three!
Four.
5 (can't spell five)
6 and counting!!
no spelling comments please LOL
Am definitely working in the yard today.....many roses need pruning, & I need to start raking out beds.....
I am working outside today, too....trying to figure out what I want to do and playing hooky from working on taxes. The backyard neighbor has started his spring project by pretty much getting rid of all the trees along our back property line. Yowza. It should give me more morning light for the hosta, which is good, but man, it really feels less private back there now. I can't really plant anything to make up for it because it's just a big piece of ledge there.
My two big projects are to make a nice big new hosta bed where the huge pine fell last summer. And I'm thinking about making a new hypertufa fountain to replace my smaller one, which means digging out more Lily of the Valley. Good times!
Pruning question- is this a good time to prune off the dead branches of the Japanese Maples? I'm completely ignorant of when or when not to prune stuff.
I took pix of blooms incase we gat snow again tomorrow.
https://picasaweb.google.com/jgentle4/March30Blooms
prune away noreaster
Dead branches can be removed any time. Technically,that is not even considered pruning.
The after pic
Here's all the dirt they dug out from that area, so they created this berm for me
Looking the other way toward the neighbor's house, does it look too high or just right? I read it should be about 2' high????
WOW!, Jen.
Like the spring blooms, Jo! I pruned most of my roses today, & couldn't believe how many broken branches there were. Jen, what a project for you!
Wasn't planning on doing this project this year, but since I have to do something with that dirt pile...hee hee...
I was talking with the owner and he said his girlfriend is a lanscape architect and aborist...hubby said "don't get any ideas"
Oh, yes, get lots of ideas!
Is that just gravel, Jen? How deep?
Ideas: couldn't you see scattered crocus & daffs in the spring? then plant around & through them--I bet it will be fun. What does your DH expect, you are going to play in a sand pile?
Looks like a new Island bed in the making. Have fun. Patti
They dug down about 4" and layered with the stones they put under roads( don't know what it's called) they compressed it down with the machine(I walked on it after they compressed it and it was like walking on cement) and then added the 3/8 gravel
Conifers would be perfect for the berm!
nice to have extra dirt to play with!
Oh, yes, ideas are good. A planted berm is soooo much prettier to look at.
Do you all think I should curve the front in some?
I would.
Yes.....how about a hardy camellia for the berm?
How much sun in that area, Jen?
Full sun, direct morning sun then shade very late in the day from the spruce behind
Then make sure you mulch that berm!
Oh yeah, definitely
Jen - love the new look and the new berm. That will look so nice!!! You'll have lots of fun filling it in with new plants. Once you get your plants in mind, let us all know in case we have some we can send you to cut down the cost. What a neat idea! And yes, I'd curve the front for sure!!!
This was yet another new thread for me to catch up on. Whew....where have I been??!! Well, I'm back, Baby!!!
That's a great idea DB (about sending plants).
Hey, Frank......we addicts have to hang together in feeding each other's (ahem) good habits! lol
Told my hubby today I need to curve the front and he's like "have fun", does he not realize yet that it IS fun!!!???
Thanks Louise....One of the wonderful things about this site meeting such kind and giving people