Banana Leaves!!

 

We decided to use the nana leaves to cover 

the garden beds, then we added egg shells 

and covered the beds with black plastic 

for the winter months.

We will see how this works out come spring.

They didn't decompose so they were removed

before we tilled.  We won't do this again.

Where Are Folks' Heads?

 A little after 8 AM tis morning some

guy was at our door with Campaign 

flier he was about to leave at our door.   

Excuse me!  Do not leave that at my 

door!!   Let me save your money as 

I won't vote for her were the words

I stated to him!  Then he tried to talk

about another flier he wanted to leave 

and I told him no!  Then the dog goes 

off and I told him I was a Community 

Activist.  I know all the issues and

do not want his junk.  Beside our 

yard is posted no trespassing so leave!   

No respect for anyone that shows up 

unannounced and at that time in 

the morning.  Nore will we vote for

someone that sends their folks out 

at that time.

Do not stop at our door!!  

Sunday--12:15PM Felida 4th of July!!!

Again to the west of us someone set off

M80 or cherry bomb.  Happy Fourth of July!!

Time to ban all fireworks!! 

Temperature Climbed Today/Then The Wind Hit!!

When the wind hit, everything went

flying!! Our yard is trashed and limbs

were found in our yard again!!

So I'll be spending my Sunday cleaning 

up what I can and making sure Sable's 

area is where she can go out to potty.  

The sap is all over also.

The evergreen trees to the east dumped 

junk all over the yard and house.  It 

thick on the deck so I know the gutters 

and roof is covered.

We hit 87 degrees today and the wind 

was just horribly dry! 

After spending my Sunday morning on 

the roof and cleaning up the north side 

of the house the wind picks up again.  

So after picking up 3 buckets worth 

of evergreen junk, it was time to stop

and let the stuff fall again.   I'll be out

on Monday cleaning up more of the mess. 

We found limbs down and it was a 

total mess!!

I can say the yard is now cleaned 

except the south side of the yard.   

19 -5 gallon buckets of the above 

junk.   Then today I took two 

bags of leaves off the north yard.

It's just starting and you want to 

know why our gardens closed 

early.  I'm just to busy picking 

up the neighboring tree junk.

Again the wind kicks up and I 

spent my weekend cleaning up

the yard.  This weekend I picked

up 7 mulched bags of leaves to

cleaning up our yard.  My husband

also took a bucket out of the gutters.

I also had to clean up Sable's area

and took a full bag off this area. Besides

finding limbs on the shed and between

the carport and greenhouse.

10/25&26/2022

Yesterday and today I had to take a bag off 

both days, so I'm getting behind on things

that need to be done.  Not our trees!!

Abutilon / Flowering Maple / Parlor Maple

  Abutilon are free-flowering plants with leaves

 like maple trees and colorful flowers that have

 the look of crepe paper.  Malvaceae / mallow 

 family.

I have been asked about our collection several

times  Last year we had well over 2 dozen varieties

but this year we had to cut back due to my knee

surgery.  I also put the largest ones in the Brug

house after running out of room inside.  With the

cooler temp most did not survive.  The greenhouse

was warmer but there was no room!

So we are now starting over with that was left.

Here are some photos taken this year of what

we have.

Clematis

 Time to cut them back and get them 

ready for winter.  Try to start cuttings

and let them rest.  

Of the 28 we have, three are in the 

ground and the rest are in pots that

will have to go next to the foundation

where it's warmer.

What Started As A Nice Day!!

 Then the wind hit! So much for the 

clean yard after spending most of Friday

morning cleaning up the mess!  I took 

2 1/2  mulched off the east gravel area

and another  3 bags of evergreen off the

three north beds!  Yes, all from neighboring

trees, not ours.  I also mowed and picked 

up the leaves the had come down or night.

When I went out I found our huge Flowering

Maple  laying on it's side so after uprighting

it I moved it to the garage.  Besides the other

one that matches.  Then I cleaned off the 

driveway.  What a mess!!  When the wind 

stops it will be time to send the leaves back

to the other end of the road where they 

came from!!  Why is it folks with trees in 

this area don't pick up after their trees?  

Nope they allow them to blow all over the 

neighborhood, whom cares??   I sure don't

need them in my yard.  I clean up enough 

and it's starting to cause health issues.  Last

night I had a really bad asthma attack due

to the evergreens I had to clean up!!   Again

whom cares???

11/4/2022

Again high winds and rain.   For the past

couple days I have been trying to keep the 

yard free of leaves and evergreen junk.  I 

have taken 4 bags off the yard daily for the

past week.  Then I have taken 2 bags off

the gravel area. We will see what the wind

bring for today.  I know how I'll be spending

my Sat., more cleanup!