I Have a Certain Technique

@DianneN - We had major works done in the garden soon after we bought the house. There were several plum trees that were sick and needed to be cut and then the roots removed. It took months before the garden was completed, but it was good during the 26 years we had the house.

@LadyDuck There’s always so much work with having a house both inside and outside. Hubs refuses to downsize, but neither do I. I just keep thinking up things to have done.

That was very smart of you. We had my vegetable garden built for us and filled with good soil. It’s a raised bed and is enclosed with screens and netting to keep the deer and creatures away. My large flower garden was all woods at one time and never thought of a flower garden there. And now, we don’t want dump trucks driving over our new lawn to dump good soil there. I have had several trees removed last year and the year before, but had to use climbers to remove the huge trees. The others weren’t too tall, so they chain sawed them and transported them to their grinding truck. They were able to remove most of the stumps with their stump grinder, so now I have many other places to plant flowers. Hubs will build some raised bed areas towards the back of my garden. I will fill them with garden soil. I don’t want him lifting anything heavy anymore, so my son will help when he has the time.

Yes, I wasn’t lucky to find out that plant was no good. I heard my daffodils are blooming and my weeping cherry tree is about to blossom. Unfortunately, being in Florida, I will miss them and hope to see other blooms when we return to Connecticut April 30. I’m going to look up Bradford Trees.

@DianneN They also go by the name Cleveland Pear, an improved version of that species. Here is a photo of mine in bloom... Sorry about the photo angle.

@dgobucks226 That is beautiful! I know that they produce small hard pears that aren’t edible for humans. Do animals eat them?

@DianneN During the one year lockdown period, it's all I did.

@toniganzon That’s when I got back into gardening and thinking up things to redo and have built. Hubs wasn’t too happy, but I have more plans and objectives. He still loves me

I never had time to garden when I worked. Now gardening is my self imposed job, which I love.

@DianneN My pleasure !

It’s a rechargeable drill and works pretty well. I thought this plant was bamboo at first, but I forgot its name now. It’s not an herb, but thank you for the link.

@DianneN a mix

Oh, great! That’s very exciting news. Veggies or flowers or a mix?

@LeaPea2417 Great! After you plant, let me know what!

It’s a poke weed I think. I had others, too. My neighbor is a forestry expert and her husband is a landscaper. They both, at different times told me exactly what it was, but gave me the scientific name . My plant app also identified it. Don’t always believe AI.

@DianneN I don't lol But we have that weed here as well and what ever it is called it spreads like a Californian Wildfire

@Ineeddentures That’s why I thought it was bamboo. I will have lots of weeds to contend with when I go home.

@DianneN .......this was back when folks didn't worry about such things. Oh, yes there will always be weeds.

You’re right. Some weeds are indeed good as greens. However, we get our property sprayed for ticks, grubs, and also treated with fertilizers every month. Even though they are supposed to be safe for children and animals, I can’t make myself eat them. Big sigh…. I know I will have a lot of weeds to remove when I go home.

Not so sure I would like so much rain. It ruins my flowers

You’re probably better off looking at everyone’s flowers than having your own. It takes a lot of effort to keep them looking good. There’s nothing better than picking fresh tomatoes or anything else. Herbs are also easy to grow.

Gardening for me is a spring, summer, and fall option. Are your summers too hot to garden?

@DianneN Yes, pretty much. Gardens take a lot of water in summer and some succumb to the heat.

It does make me so happy! I run in and out of the house just to look at it. Thank you , Shiva!

That’s smart and colorful. I also grow plants in pots on my deck, patio, and by my front door. Tending to them is so much fun for me, but a lot of work.

Our condo association won’t allow us to garden. We can plant in pots on our lanai, which I used to do. Now I keep fake flowers on it

@DianneN Haha, yes, some condos can be quite strict. At least your pots still have a purpose. Haha

I do keep a lot of flowers in pots all around the yard for color and beauty. Those roots so make if so difficult to dig!

I can understand why you can’t garden. I’m chuckling, because your father sounds very much like hubs. He worries that it’s too hot, too cold, too late, looks like rain, it’s about to thunder, get, get, get inside! I’m sure her garden is glorious!

I hope you do plant herbs and peppers. They are easy to grow. We do have decent soil elsewhere, and in the front of my garden where they excavated it for our lawn. The remainder is as hard as my head.

Consider yourself fortunate. When we had trees removed and our lawn expanded, we needed dump trucks of top soil.

I have no choice.