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 this morning!  Thank you for

your support.  Life at the dead

end circle is not quite at all!

Glorious Rain!!

 Got up this morning to rain, 

which we need.  Finally a day

of rest and relaxing!  It's been

a long summer.  Still working

on calming the hamstring down.

I noticed while working yesterday

it started to act up again.  So back

to work a while then rest.  They 

say it may take a year for it to 

calm down.  But the way our

lives have been going it may 

take longer.  I swear by Bio

Freeze!

Well that was short lived, I 

worked to noon and then got

a call from my sister.  Then 

this afternoon I was able to 

slide into town and get my 

flu and covid shots.  I was

advised to get them sooner

than later so before surgery

was okay to do now!  So glad

I asked the team!

Love to garden in the rain!

2024 September -- AA / 727

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Microsoft sent me a 

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requested a one time

verification code #

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Closing Our Gardens Early

 We usually close by mid October,

this year due to the heat and I just

learned I need more surgery.  So 

the yard is starting to disappear

as I put it away for the rest of the

season.  It will be easier to take 

care of if all is in a couple places. 

So I have started to put the 

Brugmansias away.  Last Friday 

I finished their house and adding 

a temp hoop house to the east 

of the greenhouse to store plants 

that can handle being outside 

during the winter months. 

As of this evening I'm almost

half way done putting the Brugs

in the yard away.  Then I'll do the

ones blooming on the driveway.

Most of them will go into the 

tropical greenhouse.

3/2/2024

 

Filling up fast and less than a 2 dozen to go.

These were done first as they didn't have any

buds and again I cut them back more than 

normal.

9/4/2024

Happy to say, I'm down to the one Brugmansia 

that is in the huge cement pot out front left to

strip and put away!!

9/6/2024

Today I started stripping the Abutilon /

Flowering Maples and cutting back the 

calla lilies and putting them away.

9/7/2024

After a few hours on the driveway and

listening to the tractor removing the 

trunks from next door, I can say most

of the smaller Abutilons are now

cut back and in the greenhouse.  I am 

also cutting back the Columbines and

moving them to the covered open space.

Thank goodness the recycle bins are

going to be emptied this week!  I bet 

we can fill all 3 yard bins in less than

a day we are that far behind due to the

last tree removal.

9/8/2024

Today I'll need to readjust both greenhouses

to make for more room or it will be time 

to start stacking plants this year.

I started stripping the leaves of the last

large Abutilon and got 6 done today besides

cutting back the north Hosta garden bed.

Only two Abutilons to go and was able

to find space for them.  There area a few

plants that will become house plants.

If you haven't see the photos of our yard

we do not have the typical yard most have

in Clark County!  As one attorney stated, 

"You have created a paradise here!  Just 

breath taking."  Another Attorney that has

visited was just speechless and surprised 

at what we had created. 

Our gardens are open by appointment

only.  

See you next year, 2025!

Hot!!

 I have been working on getting both 

greenhouses up and running so I can

start putting plants away.    I have a

few delays but so far the Brugmansia

house is ready for the plants.   

But, it's 120 degrees in there without

the fan mid day!   The tropical one

is up to 125 degree, as I just checking.

I even had to pull in the Abutilon off 

the driveway into the cooler garage.

They were starting to fry.  So I'll 

clean they up some and add some

more supports.  They are getting huge.

I finished the hoop house to the east

of the greenhouse this morning in time

to go to the front to find a lady and her

daughter admiring the flowers about 

11ish this morning.  She loved the 

Perennial Hibiscus.   They are in full

bloom now!   But the yard is full of

bees that time of the morning so I didn't

invite her up.  I explained I was cutting

back and the yard will disappear soon.

I asked her to come back next year, gave 

her my card and she can see it all on the 

blog if she wants a tour.

I can't get over all the bees this year! d

What a difference a day makes, 20 degrees

cooler with drizzle!

9/5/2024

Back up to 100 degrees today and the smog

is so back  and there is a haze in the air.

Now ready to fill them up!

Nice And Peaceful!!

While working on cleaning up the 

Brugmansias on the driveway yesterday,

the Postal Carrier stopped to bring up

the box.  He asked how long we have 

lived here?  I told him since 1988 and

he just grinned.  Your the lady that did

the haunted yard, right?  Low and behold

he went to school with our son!   He had

fond memories of the Haunted Yard we 

did as a fund raiser for the class.  He asked

where our son was and we had a nice walk

down memory lane.   He asked if we still

do the Haunted yard and I told him, nope.

I decorate for the holiday but that is about

all.  I also got ahold of the couple that helped

us do this as we thought their son would like

to know.  What funds we collected with to 

their class for games.

I need to get the Halloween decorations out! 

Got a few lights up and decorated around the

front door with Bone's Girlfriend.  I need to 

get him out next but the big cement Pond is 

still full.

I took some fun time while stripping

and cleaning up the Brugmansias to

put them away.  I added the spiders

and lights for the outside.  First the

green what has been up for a couple

days.  Then the purple down both

side of the front.  So we have green

and purple up under the gutters.  

With red around the door and down

the sidewalk.

 I have Mr. Bones to get

out yet for his normal spot in the 

huge cement pot out front.

Last year I had a little kid that was

afraid of Mr. Bones.  So I'm thinking

of turning him into a ghost, we will 

see.

9/5/2024

Today was the day that the cement pot needed

to be cleaned out.

Before:

After:

Here We Go Again!

 A few years ago we had issues with

the neighbor to the north and noted 

that the neighbor to the east was involved.

Needless to say they are now gone!  

You just can't fix stupidity!  But yet

this north neighbor called the Sheriff

and their homeowners assn. on me.

Their treats were bogus and they know

it!  Wouldn't stand up in the courts!

He was told never to show up at our

door again!

Well yesterday guess what??   He blew

past our no trespassing sign and rang 

the door bell.  We have a sign by the 

door not to ring the door bell as it sets

the dog off.  My DH asked me if I knew

the man and I stated loudly NO!  He has

no business here!  I knew who he was and

grabbed the dog who was going nuts as 

someone was in their space and she didn't

like him.  Needless to say I was ready to

call the Sheriff on him!

You see we deal with our neighbors in 

letter form, only!  They have no business

being at our door.

Well according to DH, they too are thinking

of removing some of their trees.  Mind you

these are the folks that neglect stuff and has

a couple trees fall on their house.  What can

you say when they have more trees than their

lot can afford, plus the fire pit that burns all

the time?  Yep you are killing your own trees.

According to DH they will be doing so in Oct.

and want to come into our yard.  HELL NO!!

We have dealt with tree trimmers that came in

and kicked plants and didn't clean up at all, not

once but now twice!  We are still dealing with 

the last one on the damages here!  If you want 

to read about these, the posts are here on the 

blog.

Got to go finish cleaning up the last tree removal

as we have to take down the carport today to

get the last of it up.

While cleaning up the mess, DH said he

got the name of the tree service and would 

give it to me later. He said they wanted to 

put plywood down on our side of the fence. 

The look on my face must of been priceless!  

I asked how many tree are they taking out? 

He said he didn't get a number out of him 

and I told him, he was fishing!

I asked if DH remembered what the neighbor 

said the last time he showed up at the door?  

Nope and I told him from now on, anyone

comes to the door they are told, go away! 

If this neighbor show up again I will call 

the Sheriff on him and we will be getting 

a restraining order on him because he was

told the last time never show up at our 

door again! He is such a liar and the issue 

he has caused in the past was enough to 

get a restraining order on him!

Yes, this is the neighbor that has the firepit

that burns all the time, the same neighbor 

that has the trees that drop leaves we pick 

up yearly and last year was 28 bags! Never 

offered to pay for the removal or my time! 

Same neighbor that the trees fell on their house!

The one that I have posted photos of the dead

branches that trash our north fence line. They 

also removed their fence to gain property to

our fence.  Excuse me it was ruled that all

property to the north have some sort of fence

up!  I will add nothing from our yard goes

over their fence.  Previous owners have 

allowed us to put the leaves between the 

fence in what the County calls no man's

land.  But this guy removed his fence and

doesn't want his leaves returned, hence he

called the Sheriff and homeowner's assn.

So why isn't they being told to put up their

fence?  Their tree roots have pulled up our

PVC fence numerous times.  To the point too

that the roots are killing our Rose of Sharons,

which were all planted at the same time.  They

range from 1 foot to over 6 foot. The 1 footer

is up under one of the huge Maple trees.  They

don't water their trees so the roots come here

as we water our gardens.   

The trees lean like you wouldn't believe and 

hang over our yard.   All DH said was he said 

the large Maple, which one?  DH said he didn't

know and again I said he was fishing.  DH said 

I get to write them a letter!  The letter has been

sent!!

Why do my neighbors feel they can trash adjacent

neighbor's yards?

When Pa's Tree Service did the west neighbors'

trees, we allow them to come in the yard to clean

up and let me tell you it was a joke!  They were

seen kicking plants, not picking up and left pine

chip, not a one was picked up.  We do not mulch

with pine chips from neighbors' trees!  We know

that is what brings in the ants.

Earlier this month a second neighbor hired SavaTree

tree service and let me tell you they were just as 

bad!  Only I refused to allow them in the yard due to

what we saw.  We were told they would use ropes and 

lower the limbs.  Well guess someone lied!   I went out

the first day and there were limbs bigger than me and

no way could I lift it over the 6 foot fence.  The last thing

I told the man was, up under that carport is a classic car

and nothing should hit it!  I was told just a few small

branches and pine cones to pick up.

They paid for the carport but nothing else.  I ended up

cutting the Heavenly Bamboo to the ground as there was

so much that came down and pushed them forward and

smashed them.  Every day they came in, our yard was 

clean and they just trashed it.  They even watched me

clean the roofs and what came down.  They didn't even

clean up the circle we live on and left the neighbors yard

full of pine cones, didn't clean up one bit.

Now you know why I won't allow Tree Services to enter

our yard, they don't clean up at all.  I just love when they 

state that they also do landscaping.

So now we wait to hear what the neighbors

are going to do to the north of us.  I cleaned

 up the yard weekly due to their trees drop 

junk all the time!  I don't think they are going to 

put plywood all over our yard / .31 acres.   

Let me tell you the small lot they live on has

more trees than any lot in that subdivision! 

Yep my neighbors are a trip!  I have lost count

of how many times the Sheriff has been called

on me by them.  Let's just say the last Officer

that showed up left with an ear full and then I

turned him in for the BS reason he came out 

for in what he stated was a courtesy call.  Yea

right, I will not be bullied!!  I'm sure the file on

me at the County level is full of their BS!  I'm 

very vocal and they taught me well what I can

or can't say as they put their folks in place!  You

can read about my dear neighbors here.  One

Judge told some of our neighbors, "Leave these

folks alone!" Yes, we will take you to court! 

Ask some of the neighbors that have moved

away after they pulled their BS!  The drug 

dealers, the folks that sold stolen goods, 

the folks that stole your gas or other goods

and more!

Yes, the cameras on our home work!

Got a letter from the neighbor to the north

and again he is saying something different

from what he told my husband.  

According to the law the trees are on their

property and we don't have to allow them 

on ours!  The gull of these folks, they want

us to give them full release of liability.  That

isn't going to happen nor are their Tree folks

going to have access to our property!

He stated work would be done on one maple

tree but his letter states 4 now.  He also stated

the work would be done in Oct. now it states

the work would be done Sept. 24 and 25th.

They want to put down plywood in our yard,

that isn't going to happen as they are not going

to have access!  

Yep he said one thing and when asked to have 

it in writing the story changes.  What is that

golden rule?  Time to write another letter.

They should be getting the letter and by the

way a copy went to their tree service.  I just

don't trust this guy!

Again no access to our yard!  It will be clean

and it better stay that way.

It's time to go to court!