Now we're all up-to-date. The boxwood and impatiens in the front bed were planted throughout the week last week. The caladium (big, leafy plants) I planted next to the air conditioner yesterday and today. The picture of the weeds with a bare patch is what I accomplished after about 45 minutes of sitting in one spot of weeds and pulling them up. I have about 20 times more weeds to pull. Ugh. The bare patch of dirt is also where all the gross gray and pink worms were saying hello to me. So gross!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Some Shady Characters
Now we're all up-to-date. The boxwood and impatiens in the front bed were planted throughout the week last week. The caladium (big, leafy plants) I planted next to the air conditioner yesterday and today. The picture of the weeds with a bare patch is what I accomplished after about 45 minutes of sitting in one spot of weeds and pulling them up. I have about 20 times more weeds to pull. Ugh. The bare patch of dirt is also where all the gross gray and pink worms were saying hello to me. So gross!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Matt's Victory of the Vine
Matt was finally able to get most of the dead vine off of one of the trees. He started killing the vine last autumn. All the brush in the yard in these pictures is all vine. This was a HUGE vine, as you can see. In the first picture, that's the tree it came off of - the one on the right. You can see the dark mark winding up the tree where the vine was. The device he's holding is our extendable tree pruner/saw. Go Matt!
The Front of the House
Matt, the Brush, and Grooming the Trees
I'm Ready for my Close-up, Mrs. Bender
Having the irises in full bloom allows for many pictures to be taken. The white ones are gorgeous. Enjoy!
The Irises are in Full Bloom!
The Enormous Task of Cleaning Up the Trees
Daffodils, Rockcress, and Black and Blue Sage
Hostas, Bleeding Hearts, Ferns, and the Sweet Woodruff
The Survivors
Monday, May 10, 2010
Where the Vegetables Sleep
Here is our vegetable garden. We built a raise bed with the help of my mom and stepdad. We went with a raised bed because we didn't have time nor patience to dig up a place in the yard. If I remember correctly, there is 1200 pounds of dirt in that box! We planted edamame (green soybeans) which are the leafy sprouts. We also planted red onions, white onions, and garlic. Those are the grassy looking plants. All the crappy looking stuff are our maple tree's contribution - seeds! I'll be pulling those seedlings out for the rest of my life.


The Saginaw Brick
The Red Irises
The first of these pics is from yesterday. The other two are from 05/01/10. These are the red irisis in bloom. They're a deep red with a deep yellow at the base of the petals. And yellow caterpillars. That's what Matt calls the fuzzy part of the flower at the base of the petals - caterpillars. I'm actually a little shocked at my amateur photography on the last pic. I don't impress myself too often.
And now we're getting somewhere
Here's where we're going to find out how many pictures I can post to this blog. Hopefully, more than just one. If not, there will have to be multiple posts or I'll have to throw them on to Facebook. So I can post five at a time. We'll see how it goes. All of my irises were passed down to me by my Grandma Jacobs. Of all the irises, it appears there are only two plants that produce this interesting yellow color. They are yellow with a splash of ochre and streaks of white. The fourth picture is of the flower garden with all the irises budding. The last one is of the flower garden and vegetable bed. I'll elaborate more on the vegetables later. This is just the start of very many years of gardening in the yard.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The Birth of the Blog
How exciting! I have taken the first step on starting a blog for Matt and I. The main motivation for this is so that everyone can see our progress with our house and yard. It seems like there is something new and exciting in the garden every day. For example, we have our first bloom of the white iris which we haven't seen before. Once I get myself acquainted with our blog, I'll write and post more.
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