by Jkrisp | Nov 11, 2017 | Flowers, Gardens, Keep things running
We started the week by finishing weeding the big bed at entrance to walk. Last year we dug up this whole bed and layered it like lasagna with cardboard, seaweed and compost. It was moderately successful but there were some spots where things didn’t grow so well...
by Jkrisp | Nov 7, 2017 | Gardens
Just outside the kitchen window are two bird feeders and every morning granny sits to watch the birds feeding and squabbling. We decided that this would be a great place for a new flower bed where granny could get a great look at it every morning. Having recently...
by Jkrisp | Nov 6, 2017 | Gardens
Sometimes you just have to pinch yourself living up here, not only is it amazingly beautiful in every direction but just building something from only ideas and possibilities is so freeing. Then you have to do the day jobs that seem to get more and more extravagant and...
by Jkrisp | Oct 22, 2017 | Gardens, Greenhouse, Keep things running
With window of good weather presenting itself we decided that this is the week to get the polytunnel moved. We have already been planning this so we started by pulling back the material we had covering the spot where we want to move the tunnel to. We then had to...
by Jkrisp | Oct 5, 2017 | Gardens
Step one – Find a good spot to build a raised bed approximately 6 inches high, fill it with a seaweed base (if you have access to that) Step two- fill with soil Step three- use a board on top of the soil, stand on it and stamp it to evenly press down the soil...
by Jkrisp | Sep 19, 2017 | Flowers, Gardens, Keep things running
Sometime there is so much happening here we can’t even put it into sentences! Monday 8 am meeting to plan the week Both cars cleaned and washed Collected water lilies from down the road and weeded the pond for them Checked and dug out drain at the back of the...
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