First I let them all soak in their individual jars overnight and then sowed them all along the edge between the fence and deck. It gets sunlight there for a little while a day, and if they can make it to the top of the deck they'll be fine. After all that, I had only used a fraction of all the seeds, so I kept going. I put some cardinal climbers by the garage door, around the pole at the front door, and around the corner of the front entry. I also put some pretty multi-colored ones by the garage door closest to the front door.
Continuing around to the west side of the house, I focused on using as much of the ones that Matt's mom gave us as I could and sowed along the foundation and all down the fence line. I'm sure this would be more interesting if there were something to look at.
Here is something to look at: The utility company came back to clean up their mess from the last time.
They smoothed the ground out a lot, re-seeded, and put down hay. This is a lot better than it was. Thanks guys!But anyway, anyone wanna take a guess as to what the heck these are? They grew by my front walkway. They look like dragon heads to me, or dinosaurs.
I guess the previous homeowners did have this place landscaped, but the weeds just took everything over so bad that most of everything had to go. As you can see, we still haven't managed to get to the store for mulch. Maybe this weekend.And finally for now, the blueberry bush is taking off.
Considering what this plant looked like out of the package, I'm pretty impressed by the growth it's been able to make for itself. This picture was taken Monday I believe, and there's already more on there today.We are behind on our sowing schedule and need to get going on it. It seems that this year is rainier than last year though. But, that's a good thing.
High: 67 Low: 56, cloudy, wet; Lunar Phase: Waxing Gibbous, 74% of full.
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That is a Columbine flower! Isn't is gorgeous! I have on that exact same color that my great-grandmother gave me for my backyard. They are a good low maintenance plant. And pretty to boot! They remind me a little of bleeding hearts.
Yep - definitely a columbine. It should open more to reveal a down-facing flower with spurs that shoot up. They're wonderful! I've got a bunch coming up over here, but not quite in bloom yet.
It's columbine and a pretty one at that. It sounds like you are creating something similar to my summer vine jungle. I love that look.
Deb.
I'm growing morning glories for the first time too. I was suprised how hard those seeds were even after I soaked them! Please let us know how yours turn out. I"m crossing my fingers that mine grow
I am a vine fanatic. Love them all! It's hard finding places to grow them all, so I bought some folding trellises that fit nicely into a barrel or planting box.
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