The wife and I decided to go ahead and mow all 4 yards today since our next door neighbor was going down to mow his sisters yard(3 houses down). That way we get everything mowed, can do the weed eating and everything else before we go on vacation next week.
It was a bit hot, but not too terribly bad. Though it's only going to get much hotter over the coming months.
I asked a guy, who was tearing up a driveway a couple miles from my place, if I could have the busted "urbanite" for #landscaping, as my site has NO rocks (unless they were brought here). I'm 72 and I really should find some helpers. Every piece gets picked up and set down at least 3 times before coming to rest, not to mention busting up the big piece and fine shaping the smaller ones. It adds up and my knees let me know they are not thrilled. Oh, well. I think it looks nice & I love the work. Keeps me exercised while wearing me down. Like Life. #urbanite#hardscaping#permaculture#gardening
Good protestors are like good weeds. Weeds are just plants that grow where someone doesn't want them to grow. Good weeds are hard to get rid of: deep roots with multiple stems, networked, distributed, able to reproduce when attacked, growing in the midst of cultivated plants, having pretty flowers that discourage less determined gardeners and win them time to seed, and above all relentless. They also break up the soil and bring nutrients up, benefiting others.
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The best option in Barrie, Ontario, for dependable, environmentally friendly landscape solutions for outdoor living spaces is Hard Rock Landscaping. Your go-to landscaping authority.
Good morning and happy Saturday to all of you here in the #Fediverse
It's the weekend so let's all discuss our plans for the day, the weekend and the upcoming holiday tomorrow for those that celebrate.
I will likely mow 3 out of the 4 lawns I mow all summer long. One doesn't need it yet. Other than that, it'll just be a weekend to rest and relax as much as possible.
Had to convince the landlord to turn OFF the automatic sprinklers (at least for 3 more weeks), since the yard here is still flooded... I attribute this to lack-of-connection to the natural cycle of things (it's been a record rainfall year here, and things are still muddy).
My rule is: water when there are signs of trees/plants needing water, not automatically, adjusting as the weather demands. Typically that means ahead of Red Flag/heatwave warnings, or on hot hillsides; the rest of the trees mostly have to fend for themselves. #garden#landscaping#plants
Mom & I were up at 4am. We both went to bed early & woke up before our ⏰️
We decided to make good use of our early wakeup. We changed our front yard #landscaping. Used lots of large rocks, that Mom collected during our Sooke getaway last fall, to create a rocky mound & moved our large golden garden Buddha atop of it. We added extra #SolarLights around it.
Picked up a truck load of mulch and a truck load of top soil and refreshed each of them in our planters around the house.
Looks so much nicer that it's fresh and full. Some plants were already coming up in the planter in the back with the metal sunflower, but they will push through the new dirt.
Going to try and plant some new stuff in the round planter around the tree in the front.
Midnight snow drift. A drift was forming across the sidewalk where the yucca plants slowed the strong winds (blowing left to right). The drift ended up being about 2 feet (50cm) deep.
I thought today you might like to see one of my outdoor creations in our back yard garden.
This is custom tilework designed & installed by me & my son Reuben. We have a back porch & I wanted to make it a relaxing place to look out over our garden, listen to music, or read a book.
That's hubby seated there, lol. In front of him is a retaining wall block porch length planter with blueberry bushes & strawberries.
"We are a traumatized people living in a traumatized ecosystem. Our history and culture have profoundly alienated us from nature, from our own natures, from each other’s natures."
My name is ephemeral. I’m not new to the #FediVerse but wanted to re-start fresh with new intentions. My pronouns can be any variation, but most usually use they/them for me on a daily.
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The best option in Barrie, Ontario, for dependable, environmentally friendly landscape solutions for outdoor living spaces is Hard Rock Landscaping. Your go-to landscaping authority.
Use Landscape Features to Give Your Home a More Natural Aesthetic (hardrocklandscaping.blogspot.com)
The best option in Barrie, Ontario, for dependable, environmentally friendly landscape solutions for outdoor living spaces is Hard Rock Landscaping. Your go-to landscaping authority.