What did you do in the garden today?

We have deer and antelope here no Tornado's to speak of did have one actually touch down in Port orchard about 3 hours west of us by the coast three other sightings but 30 some years apart

I visited WA about 30 years ago. It was pretty and green. I liked it there. Home was CA at the time and then my job required we move east instead of north.
 
Tired. Watered plants, dug out and amended soil to plant hostas in a low spot. Planted up a couple of things in pots, tossed down some river stone in some muddy areas. I can't believe all that effort only took 2 sentences. Took a lot longer to get it done.
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High of 82 today, feels 65 in the shade, feels 100 in the sun.
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We had a bit of rain this morning, super thrilled that the hibiscus is blooming.
 
-checking on the fruit and veggies. -Horseherb is taking nicely in the shade under the oak. -love this native ground cover! Flowers are blooming profusely! -summer perennials (daylilies, skullcap, lantana, oak leaf hydrangeas) are about to bloom and add color to the beds. The iris, pincushion flower, coreopsis, and society garlic are blooming, and caladiums coming up! -roses and star jasmine are creating lovely fragrance. -just a suburban back yard, but it provides eggs, fruit, herbs, and vegetables.
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:love Oh...how nice and green and lush. My demolition derby girls would have that destroyed in no time.
Your coop is adorable :thumbsup
 
Hi there gardeners :frow

Just getting caught up with you guys, ya'll have been busy! Unfortunately I haven't done much gardening. Instead we've been battling pigeons and now roof rats. :barnieWe have a few neighbors that are not good about keeping their yards clear of old fruit and the rats were an issue last year for my neighbors across the street. Apparently the problem hasn't improved.

@LittleMissCountry those planters are adorable! Pics again when you have plant growth please. What have you got in there?

@WthrLady nice job on that fence!

@MissChick@dee have you considered moving some of that leaf mulch to your problem soil? Over time it will improve the soil and it will become softer. Gypsum is also quite helpful but takes time too. I put that in with some aloe, then mulched with leaves and compisted mulch and left it a couple years. When I dug up the aloe the soil was quite a bit softer and the aloes wide root system helped break up the clay down deep. No more slippery goo when it rains either.
:frow Well there you are.
Been wondering.
We really don’t have clay here it’s Rocks! :barnie
 
Good morning gardeners. The run extension is finally complete and the ladies are loving it. I let the babies out of their pen and they wanted nothing to do with the hens. They stayed in the coop and hung out. The plan for the day is to do a little work on the herb garden beds then mow all the grass. My lilacs are on the brink of blooming and that weird exotic looking thing should be opening today or tomorrow. I'll have to take a picture so hopefully somebody here can tell me what it is. I was looking out at my garden at 6:30 this morning and saw two wild turkeys strolling by. They are funny.
 

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