day 37: the great daylily migration, part 2

Today, I made it back to the moving of the daylily bed. I started early-ish in the day and worked until the heat of the day got to me. I returned to it after the heat passed in the early evening, almost finishing before the threat of rain approached. The new location was convenient. Years […]

day 33: working between raindrops

It took most the morning for the rain to show up, and then struggled to commit to anything beyond intermittent sprinkles. I elected to invest time in small light tasks. I had been soaking chard seeds, so I sowed, fertilized, and mulched two rows, one in each of two different raised beds. I also tightened […]

day 32: digging out of the clutter

Not much in the garden today, just watered the beds and mowed the yard. Then I turned to the “garage”. We ordered a new refrigerator, to arrive mid-May. the current one works, but random leaks are damaging our kitchen floor. We’re planning to move it to the basement near the walkout at the driveway, which […]

day 31: plowing forward

The long-range forecast suggests the freezing weather has past us, so into the ground things goes… Yesterday, I ventured out to a local nursery whose website listed the actions they were taking to keep customers and themselves safe. While some customers wandered obliviously about, the employees were aware and cautious and monitoring headcount in the […]

day 26: the tour, the experiment, the pathway, and the skink

It has been brought to my attention that the photos here don’t often offer an idea of where in our garden the work is happening. So, I made a video walk-through of our side yard and lot. The disclaimer: this is as-is. Many projects are underway, not everything is social-media-ready. “Don’t let perfect get in […]

day 25: so very almost

After a few days inside due to rain and cold, I renewed efforts in the far corner of the lot. So close now. The objective is to relocate all the flowers from the back most raised bed, to utilize it for vegetables instead. Four Asiatic lilies remain to be relocated. I moved forward on the […]

day 19: a light easy day

I kept today light due to the heat. In the morning, I watered everything new, mulched the root bed, and I deadheaded the two native wildflower bed. This evening, I mulched the newer peony bed, and trimmed back some euonymus. I also sat back and enjoyed it all a bit…

day 18.5: the great daylily migration, part 1

Our first ever flower bed at our wabi-sabi cottage was by the side steps and filled with daylilies we brought from the old house. This afternoon, I began the migration of the daylilies to a new bed. The original bed is prime real estate for herbs and veggie, with easy access to the house. No […]

day 18: the accidental not-bed

I watered the garden this morning, and looked for a small, quick task since we’re forecasted to reach 80° today. So I started weeding the Accidental Not-Bed right off the bottom of the drive. Years ago, it started as a last-minute convenient spot to sow unexpected carrot seeds. I tossed down a bag of peat […]

sequestered, day 16:

Today in the garden was about pathways and moving flowers out of the way. Flowers that don’t require all the sunlight they currently get are slated to be moved into shadier spots as part of our greater goal to grow more food. The Befores: I started with the pathway, letting it mostly follow the topography […]