Happy Earth Day!!

 Been busy getting all the plants out

of the greenhouses!  

A Great Day To Work In The Yard!

 It was so peaceful, we got a lot 

done.  Hopefully I can start taking

some plants out of the greenhouses.

I have a majority of the Clematises

out and wrapped with deer netting.

I even have some in bud!  Way to 

early.  Even the Bearded Irises are 

in bud a month early.

2025 Yard Clean up!

 As you can see we just haven't 

had to clean up the yard for a couple

months.  It's been nice!  But we have

been having lots of rain storms with

wind.  I did get a lot cleaned up in 

Jan and February.  When I walk the 

yard I pick up what I find.  I can tell

you I have pulled a full pickle bucket

of Dandelions and 3/4 bucket of 

Thistle in the last month beside 

spraying Round up.  

Our pride is a weedless yard but 

the past couple years it's called 

for the use of chemicals!

Yep, we are using Round Up!  Then 

this past week I had to spray for Crab 

Grass, which I'll have to do again in 

a week.  No appointments at that time.  

We also returned one of our Yard 

Debris Bins as we are currently 

only filling up 2 bins not 3. 

Maple Seed season!!!  

We are up to 3 pickle buckets of

them picked up so far.  More in 

the flower beds, time to vac.

5/1/2025

It was time to vac up the seeds

now that most of them had dried

out.  3 1/2 bags of shredded maple

seeds were taken off our flower 

beds, with a full pickle bucket

of evergreen sprigs and sticks

from the maple tree.  Just part of

the clean up so we can show our 

yard.

5/3/2025

The wind has been bad for the past

few days and the Maple seeds are

all over the yard.  I had to mow 

again today the north yard to pick

up all the seeds than vac up what

I could.  A full bag of seeds and 

then a full bag of shredded seeds

when I vac.  More tomorrow!

5/7/2025

I'm having to mow to get all the 

maple seeds out of the lawn.  They

are being blown all over the yard

this year.  The bag is mostly shredded

maple seeds and I have to hand pick 

up the limbs and evergreen sprigs which

has been a full bucket full.  I have had

to wait to pick up the flower beds and

since my time has been limited to clean

up the beds we are starting to see the

little sugar ants.  A quick spray has 

stopped them but they will return due

to the maple seeds are their food source.

5/14/2025

2025 Doing The Bud Watch!

 For the past week we have been

doing the bud watch.  Hope you

enjoy!

All done!

March & April Bloomers 2025

 

Spring has sprung, the first tulip with hails

damage.

Pieris 'Valentine'

Brugmansia 'Cassie Curl'

Above is some of our Hellebores

Verbena

Anemone 'Mr. Focker'

Pieris 'Valentine'

Daffodil

Pieris 'Variegated'

Above Primroses, ballerina variety.

Christmas Cactus

Moving the Clematises to the front

driveway.

Our west garden bed, just taking off.

Eppie Cactus, doing the bud watch.

Grape Hyacines

A couple of above Hellebores with seedpods. 

My Japanese Fringe shrub in bloom.

Wild woodland anemones. 

Another wild woodland Bleeding Hearts.

Phlox 

Candytuff

Rhododendron

X Caliper Azealia

Daffodil

Daffodil / pure white.

Buds from Wisteria 'Black Dragon'

Buds from Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' 

Eppie cactus bud watch.

4/12/2025

Starting to fade, but still nice.

First Columbine to open...A. 'karma'

A. 'karma'

New Primrose

Primrose 'red'

Primrose 'yellow'

Early irises. 

First white Calla Lilies.

Here comes the Wisteria blooms.