Lipton Ice Tea Unsweetened

 I have just learn that they are going to

discontinue this 3 oz jar that makes 30

quarts.  My favorite tea that isn't 

sweetened or flavored.  I do not do the 

bottled teas at all, just don't like the taste.

As far back as I can remember there was

a jar of Lipton Tea in the cabinet.   

So sad.

Blooming In The Greenhouse!

 

New Sport / B. Shorty's Variegated.

 

September's Clean up

 This evening was time to cleanup the

mess up under the north trees.  I removed

'4 full bags' of maple leaves, needles and 

can now see the the mulch that was put

down earlier this year.   My yard is now

cleaned again.

We will see how long it takes the tree service to 

dump into our yard.  It's to be in the 90s today!

So you think it's wise to cover the bed, nope!!

Yes, we sit higher than the lot to the north as 

the farmer made a 9 foot drop cut right by our 

fence!  Ya think the water runs down hill??

I have the rain barrels close to the deck covered.

9/24/2024

The tree service did a nice job keeping the wood

chips to the north of our fence as they did trees

north of the ones on the fence line.  We will see

if this continues.  They say rain tomorrow!

9/25/2026

Well I was out early before the rain hit at noonish!

Got the bin pulled to the front and while walking

across the north lawn I saw all the dead pine across

the grass area.  Yep, even on the deck.  No way to 

pick that up and so I mowed this am.  I swept off the 

deck and picked up a full dust pan of what fell.  When 

I mowed there was more pine than grass in the catcher.

9/27/2024

They left the dying trees that drop the pine and we 

were told one Maple would taken out.  Guess he

lied again.  For years now we have dealt with the 

tree roots pulling up our fence and bowing.  One

time when DH tried up level the fence he removed

a section and got yelled at.  You see they removed

their fence that the hearing examiner stated they

needed.  So when DH removed a section to fix it

what can one say??  Since these trees were all planted

about the same time they became supports for each 

other.  So if you remove some, what will happen if they

don't have that support??  I know and we were watching

today as they swayed with the wind.  Now comes the 

leave gathering as they have been coming down now 

for a few weeks. Tree roots are a pain to deal with.

9/30/2024

Today after cleaning up from the East tree service

I was able to vac up the leaves and pine out of the

three north beds, peony bed and off the deck.  1 1/2

buckets of pine with a lot of leaves.  

Photos to come.

The Year of the Skeleton----Happy Halloween!

 This year we decided to do Skeletons

as our main item for Halloween.  I started

gather and putting out the first items the

end of August.  

Early this week, I got bones # 2 & 3 to 

add to the collection.  One 5 footer and

one 10" to go by the front door.  

But it wouldn't sit in the black cloth, so

I hung him on the plant pole.

The 5 footer was placed on top of the arbor.

Then Sunday, today I got Bones #4, well there

is only one spot for this one! Right out front!

Here is the start post:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4913187183769930086/1328174877956499673

Ms Rot greets you at the

door.  In the evening you

will find green, purple and 

red twinkle lights lighting 

up the area.

Photos to come!!

Our Ludger Project 2024

 I had put this Brugmansia away for 

the winter month a few weeks ago 

when I put them all away.  But she 

was full of buds and when they started

to open she was unhappy.  So mid week

I pulled her out.  She has been blooming

on the driveway!

This is a hybrid from a European hybridizer that 

shared seeds for testing with several folks.   It is 

an honor to be trusted in growing her to the lovely

plant she is today!

Yes, we strip the leaves when they go inside the 

Brugmansia House.  Less mess and there is a difference

from the outside leaves and the inside leaves.

9/24/2024

This am when I pulled the recycle bins up I noticed

a faint orange would the edge of the bloom.

9/28/2024

I have been collecting pollen from this aurea cross

if hybridizer would like some.  Let me know, I can send

vials or in plastic bags.

Tree Roots

 Today was my day to work out back.

First, I find that the squirrels had taken 

the first seedpod on the new Tree Peony

so my work is gone!

Then I got the wisterias all shaped up 

again before watering.  I kept hitting

one paver and it kept moving.  Then I

noticed that another paver was pulled 

upward.  So after I got the last of the 

veggie garden put away, it was time 

to pull out my Martha Stewart half

moon tool to pull the pavers up.   I

had a heck of a time pulling them up.

After several tries I was able to move 

them so I could find why they were 

doing what they were doing.  

 The first one I found a lot of dirt so

I scraped it off but I look down and

saw roots.  The second one I hit some

thing and there was another root!

The north pathway and you can

see one of the areas.  That is where

I fell several years ago when I 

stepped on the paver.  I did not 

take it up until today.  You can see

how close to the house this is.

  

We have found roots in the upper garden

beds and into the grass but not this close

to the house.

If some of you remember a couple years

ago I took a fall when the pavers gave way

and I had the ladder in my arms headed for

the roof to clean. After tossing the ladder

I continued to the ground on my right side.

This is when all the issues with the leg

started.  I didn't at that time check the 

paver, now I wish I would of!  Well yesterday

I did and wow, what a shock!

Then we took a look at the other paver, that DH

said was moving.  I had put down plastic, then sand

before putting the paver walkway down and river

rock around the paver area.

Here is what was removed today as we both 

were feeling under the weather. after they were

removed.

We are going to be pulling all the pavers

up in this area to make sure we got them

all cut.

Right by the fence.

What can one say???