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It's lock and load time! I was thinking about the beach while raking the grass yesterday. My feet will be in the sand today!

DobieLover said:

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.

It's lock and load time! I was thinking about the beach while raking the grass yesterday. My feet will be in the sand today!

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Happy Trails!

DobieLover said:

The trailer was parked next to where the car is shown here when in started rolling down the driveway and stopped near the pen.View attachment 3106435
Nan's window in the garden.
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Mulching done. At the front of the house at least.
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Grass cut, raked and used to mulch the veggie beds.
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I bought more chickens!!
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Wow, your house & yard look great!

JedJackson said:

Wow, your house & yard look great!

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Thanks! It's getting there. I have a ways to go yet before it's done.

DobieLover said:

The trailer was parked next to where the car is shown here when in started rolling down the driveway and stopped near the pen.View attachment 3106435
Nan's window in the garden.
View attachment 3106434
Mulching done. At the front of the house at least.
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Grass cut, raked and used to mulch the veggie beds.
View attachment 3106432
I bought more chickens!!
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Beautiful job on the landscaping.

DobieLover said:

Thanks! It's getting there. I have a ways to go yet before it's done.

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Looks great. I can tell you've done a ton of work to get it like that.

JedJackson said:

Looks great. I can tell you've done a ton of work to get it like that.

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For real! She's done a great job.
Meanwhile I'm happy that I have one flower bed!

Isadora said:

For real! She's done a great job.
Meanwhile I'm happy that I have one flower bed!

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You're probably better off! Between the weeding, watering and deadheading, it's very time consuming, at least for me. But it's good to get your hands into the soil.

JedJackson said:

You're probably better off! Between the weeding, watering and deadheading, it's very time consuming, at least for me. But it's good to get your hands into the soil.

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This will be our second summer in this new home and we had so much cleanup to do when we first moved in. The previous owners left their garbage everywhere! It was so disgusting, not to mention hazardous. Broken glass, screws, not to mention all the tires and large crap they left. So we did a lot last year as far as garbage cleanup and reclaiming all the areas that were overgrown. All that to say I just had one single potted flower on my porch for a little color.
I figure If I can just make a few improvements here or there every year, it'll be a magnificent place in about 10 years.
And yes, gardening is so therapeutic.

JedJackson said:

You're probably better off! Between the weeding, watering and deadheading, it's very time consuming, at least for me. But it's good to get your hands into the soil.

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The flowers that I have planted here are spring bulbs and perennials. Daffodils, daylilies, lilacs. My energy goes into the vegetable garden.

My grandma grew a lot of roses. Crimson Glory was her favorite. I've stayed away from them because I know I wouldn't keep up with all the care, and I'd hate to have crappy looking roses.

We do have some wild flowers (and wild roses) that have come in. Woodland phlox and geranium, and dame's rocket. Oh, lest I forget to mention... dandelions and Queen Anne's lace. The latter is why I can't grow carrots to seed. They readily cross and revert back to tough, dry roots.