Hmmm, let's see, what's happening in the backyard? This weekend I plan to begin constructing my raised beds. I should have about 750 square feet of space dedicated to vegetables and cut flowers. I've been checking out gardens all winter and discovered some great ones while on holiday in Seattle. I hope to replicate a few.
The tulips are up about 3-4 inches, the irises are up a couple inches and I'm seeing some action on a couple other plants. The Magnolia tree has lots of buds, it's going to be beautiful when the flowers come out. The Sugar maple and the River birch also have buds on them. We've had an exceptionally warm March so I'm hoping we don't get a freezing April. My sump pump has been going all month. I don't think the ground froze too deep this year. With the snow and ice we got in December before the really cold weather hit I think it insulated the ground enough to keep it from a deep freeze.
The front yard is going to need some attention tomorrow as the City has cut down all the Ash trees on my block and they're scheduled to remove the stumps next week. I have two stumps that will be taken out and I need to move some flowers and bushes near one of them. The City is then going to plant two Red Maples trees in their place. I'm happy that they're taking the stumps and planting trees, I was really bummed out when they cut down all the trees. I live in an old neighborhood and those trees were really nice big ones.
That's about it, I'm heading out to take pictures of the backyard in the morning.
The tulips are up about 3-4 inches, the irises are up a couple inches and I'm seeing some action on a couple other plants. The Magnolia tree has lots of buds, it's going to be beautiful when the flowers come out. The Sugar maple and the River birch also have buds on them. We've had an exceptionally warm March so I'm hoping we don't get a freezing April. My sump pump has been going all month. I don't think the ground froze too deep this year. With the snow and ice we got in December before the really cold weather hit I think it insulated the ground enough to keep it from a deep freeze.
The front yard is going to need some attention tomorrow as the City has cut down all the Ash trees on my block and they're scheduled to remove the stumps next week. I have two stumps that will be taken out and I need to move some flowers and bushes near one of them. The City is then going to plant two Red Maples trees in their place. I'm happy that they're taking the stumps and planting trees, I was really bummed out when they cut down all the trees. I live in an old neighborhood and those trees were really nice big ones.
That's about it, I'm heading out to take pictures of the backyard in the morning.
