We spent a day working at the orchard and had SIX separate people stop by to talk to us. All with overwhelmingly positive things to say. I think that’s the same number of people who talked to us all year last year. When I say my heart is full, I really really mean it.
One older gentleman stopped and asked me what I was planting now, when I told him he said “You go girl!” Another girl drove by and said, “HEY YOU. You have an amazing day!” And a gentleman who stops frequently told us again how happy he was to see how we’ve transformed this corner. Maybe the good weather had everyone in a good mood! Haha.
The vast majority of our plantings from last year have returned and looked great. It’s a really good feeling to know that I’ve made some good planting decisions so far. The only ones I am concerned about so far are the cardinal flowers. Some of them are still visible on the surface, but most are not. They may have been looking for more water than the location I planted them in has. You win some, you lose some in gardening.
We put in a lot of hard work but only got about 1/2 of our most recent order in the ground. The rest of the purchases still need to be hardened off before they can be in full sun. So stay tuned for part 2!
Our natural playscape has now been completed and filled in with yellow coneflowers, lance leaved coreopsis and rattlesnake master.
Charley made this art installation special for the new garden bed.
L to R: Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Rattlesnake Master and Yellow Coneflower
Charley workin hard will Larry is hardly workin.
This corner is planted only with brown-eyed Susans.
I tried to cold stratify some strawberry seeds in the triangle area. There’s no activity as of right now so maybe it was a bust. Time will tell.
I’ve had a lot of luck with bare root plants, so I’ve added Wild Ginger, Virginia Bluebells, Western Indian Psychic and Royal Catchfly.
One of the neighbors at the orchard had to fell a rotting tree and asked if we wanted some logs. Little did we know we’d get to have a up close and personal look at some woodpecker holes.
I am still obsessed with these white trout lilies. Our patch is expanding now that we’re clearing some of the invasives and shrubs out of the way. If any of you have some yellow trout lilies, I’d love to add them to our patch.