Sugar Ants

 Again we had a young man show

up at our door saying he was treating

so and so neighbors' for sugar ants!

I hate to say this but you will be dealing

with these as long as your neighbors keep

their yards as they do and don't under 

stand that is the key to the problems!

They love wet wood chips that are mulched

from trees.  If you have an unkept lawn 

is another issue as they love these areas.

I also bet that you don't treat your yard

for ants either, so what can one say.  You

want to go natural ...... no you are just 

lazy!

Don't send them our way as we treat 

out yard regularly and know just what

your neglect can cause when they get

into the electrical!!  Your cheapness

can cause issues that your neighbors

have to deal with!!

So if you have dead pine stuff laying

around you will have sugar ants.

Clean up your yards and treat your 

property. 

Glad to know you have an issue, I

will just treat the yard again to keep

them out of ours.

My husband said I was to nice to the

kid,  but he just pissed me off and I 

will say it again.  There is a reason

there are signs at the curb.   The next 

time I won't be so nice!!  Like I told the

kid, you are talking to the wrong folks

when you should be talking to my 

neighbors whom if you look you can

see they don't care.  Who has the wood

chips??

Ya can't fix their stupidity!!   Furthermore,

why would one want to help pay for you to 

rid your property of sugar ants when we 

don't have them on our property?    Treat

your yard, but warning they will be back 

due to your not cleaning up!

I know my neighbors hate to see me clean up!!

It's their trees we deal with!!

The Cleanup!!

 I spent my morning cleaning up 

from the wind. I took 5 1/2 pickle 

buckets of fir/pine/evergreen

needles that came down.  I started 

at 8:45 this am and ended a quarter

after noon.  First cleaned the circle

 out as it was covered with needles.

Then mowed as that would be the 

best way to get what is in the yard. 

Some places I have to go over it 

twice to get it all picked up.  I picked

up a half bucket of leaves prior to

starting the clean up. Then I had 

to vac up the north beds which 

added up to 4 bucket full.  

Then I had to vac by the shed

and in the gravel, which is Sable's

area which added up to a bucket 

and a half.  After that I had to water

the area as a lot of the plants were

totally covered and laying flat.  It is 

just so nice to have my yard back!!  

Closing The Gardens

Due to the heat! 

Last night we watch it rain fir

and pine needles due to the heat

and no watering of trees.   So

I will be cleaning up the mess.

Check out The Cleanup post.

Another reason to close is we

are awaiting for the new cable

line to be buried.  

This is also the time of year to 

cut back plants that can bloom

later in the fall.  I am currently

cutting back the Clematis.

Please make an appt. as it's 

a busy time of year.

B. Shorty's Variegated

Is loving the heat!!  Look how large 

her leaves are getting. 

But some of the others were droopy 

when I went out but a little water 

brought them back to life.

Today will be the real test and setting the 

sprinklers out for easy cool down watering.

So glad I move some plants to the greenhouse

where they have some shade.

 

2021 Clematis

 I am just impressed with the growth

 this year on the Clematis.  With this 

strange weather it's been hard to keep

up on them.  Impressive!!

As you can see we removed the

PVC arbor when I painted the 

house and then decided not to

return it this year.

Will add more later.

Those Darn Rabbits!!

Some of you think they are cute and harmless, 

well think again!!  

They can damage a yard in a heart beat and 

multiply  like crazy!!   We have done our 

best at digging up their nests and filling 

in the holes.  Even taken smaller rabbits

out of the area when we capture them.  

What are you doing to help out??

Liquid fence is the next line of defense

besides adding more fencing especially 

after they decided to eat the  cable line.  

Thank you Comcast for your fast response!

It was so nice not having to hear the 

phone ring or answer it!!  We don't 

answer it as most folks don't leave

a message.  Now we await for the 

new line to be buried in the yard.

Those rabbits will do damage!

The first set of locators have been

out and they say the no dig folks

will be next.  This will be interesting

to see them bury the line!   You all

know how we keep our yard.  I 

have some stuff to move and get

ready for them.

Still eating the cable!!

Friday they came to bury the cable,

they were shocked that they had it so 

easy.  Within a half hour they were done

and on their way.  Then I had to put the 

walkway back and put out some grass

seed, then water.

7/31/2021

Not only do they love the cable line but I 

found this on Friday morning!

Trying to get to the back yard someone tried

to chew the fence to the back!

It's Hollyhock Time!!

 One of my childhood favorite flowers! 

 We didn't have the fancy doubles.  Hope

you enjoy.  Sorry some are fuzzy, I just 

don't do the heat anymore.