Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[CapricornFarm]

An update to my post back a week or so ago:#1976

The sod and mulch has been put down and the flowers are doing well! There are no plans to do the backyard yet, but at least I have a green front yard
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Can trees grow there?

 

[R2elk]

Can trees grow there?

Yes, they just require lots of water and protection from the wildlife (deer and antelope).

 

[N F C]

Can trees grow there?

Yes, they just require lots of water and protection from the wildlife (deer and antelope).

Cap, yes, but not easily (Bob explains). Here's what our house looked like a couple of months ago:

The neighboring house had their big pine fall over shortly after the porches were re-built (the workers cut into the roots when they put in a new walkway). So the guy in charge of the 3 little houses got freaked out and had all the pines cut down Guess fixing up the fronts of the houses was partially because he knew I was really about losing ours.

We're close to the North Platte River and there are a lot of trees along the banks:

And the golf course has a lot (due to the river and all the irrigation for the course).

 

[bruceha2000]

Maybe you could plant a couple of trees a bit farther from the house.

 

[N F C]

Maybe you could plant a couple of trees a bit farther from the house.

We're going to. Next month we're picking up some 6' pine trees to put out back. That should help with the bareness.

 

[chickadoodles]

Beautiful lilies cavemanrich.

NFC your yard looks besutiful.

 

[R2elk]

We're going to. Next month we're picking up some 6' pine trees to put out back. That should help with the bareness.

I still have lots of trees and bushes to give away for free. These are types that can withstand the winters here in Wyoming. In another month or so the fall planting season will begin. It is good to get them in a little early to get their root systems established before fall dormancy.

 

[N F C]

I still have lots of trees and bushes to give away for free. These are types that can withstand the winters here in Wyoming. In another month or so the fall planting season will begin. It is good to get them in a little early to get their root systems established before fall dormancy.

Thank you Bob, but DH has already paid for the pines. It's just a matter of renting a truck and picking them up in Cheyenne (and finding the time to do it).

 

[N F C]

Beautiful lilies cavemanrich.

NFC your yard looks besutiful.

Thank you chickadoodles

 

[cavemanrich]

Lilies with bulbils on stems: tiger lilies. They grow in abundance here. I never planted any, yet had one show up about 3 years ago. I have them popping up in abundance now. They grew like weeds at my Uncle's property in Charleston, Me. No doubt they have spread across many old farmsteads.

Yup agree with @lazy gardener they are tiger lilies... Used to grow crazy at Mom's house in northern IN... Haven't seen many down here.

Well I learn something New Everyday
That is what is sooooo great about this forum. I did not know what they were called.. I got these seeded by a friend a long time ago. I just referred to them by name of the Donor... I have also given/shared seeds to some others, which came 2 years later and told me of successful flowering plants.
I kind of thought that these were rare, since I have not seen any in my area. Turns out other areas have them plentiful.
Tiger Lilly name must cover more than one variety. I/we around here call these Tiger Lillie's.(pix below) A long time ago, a gardening person I casually met also gave me a Tiger Lilly plant from her garden. It was different from ether of those I have currently.
I call these; Tiger Lillies in my garden. I see them grow wild in vacant lot areas and along roadside acreage in the boonies as well. Extremely prolific,,,,,,