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Sore today!!!

Lilysmom — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:34:14 GMT

You know those beginning of the year garden days when you do too much? Well, we just had a big one.

We had three birch in a stand of birch that died last year. Every big wind, we were picking up twigs and branches. Out came the chain saw today and we took down all three of them.

One was quite large and I was holding my breath the whole time. We tied it on to our UTV. It was in between a red maple, a burning bush and a concrete statue in my front yard. No idea how, but DH felled it without a scratch on anything. Prayers answered! Then cut into 15" lengths for the wood stove and cleaning up the mess. Whew, a lot of work!

See this photo... The birch behind the lady. Looks bigger closer up😊! LM

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:39:46 GMT

@Lilysmom Your picture is upside down on my pad. The mods say to do any tiny edit on your photo before posting to prevent this.

Carolyn has posted a landscaping blog...you need to post some of your gorgeous pictures.

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Lilysmom — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:46:05 GMT

@Kachina624, thanks for that. How's this?

PS, I have never checked out the blogs. Will wander over. LM

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JustJazzmom — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:03:04 GMT

Today I dug out a so so rose for the plant sale, then ran two errands before coming home to prune the remaining two hydrangeas and sweep up fallen bird seeds. I just finished walking a mile on the treadmill and I am now beat. Thank goodness for Motrin!

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jlkz — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:33:05 GMT

@Kachina624

The photo is upright on my iPad. Doesn't look as though it was reposted. ???????

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:35:54 GMT

@Lilysmom It's still upside down on my Samsung S2.

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jlkz — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:39:03 GMT

@Lilysmom

EVery time I do too much and the back is going to make me pay, I put a Thermacare on my lower back before I go to bed. It is still warm next AM and the back is good to do it all over again.

Good Luck. And beautiful planting bed. One question: where ever we had mulch next to the grass, it usually either walked over to the grass or was floated over by the rain. it ultimately matted and killed the grass so we had to put large stones to keep it reined in. How do you keep the mulch from moving?

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JustJazzmom — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:54:20 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
@Lilysmom

EVery time I do too much and the back is going to make me pay, I put a Thermacare on my lower back before I go to bed. It is still warm next AM and the back is good to do it all over again.

Good Luck. And beautiful planting bed. One question: where ever we had mulch next to the grass, it usually either walked over to the grass or was floated over by the rain. it ultimately matted and killed the grass so we had to put large stones to keep it reined in. How do you keep the mulch from moving?

My garden areas have bricks or Belgium blocks to keep the soil and mulch in the area.

Picture is of the veggie garden to give an example:

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mousiegirl — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:16:55 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@Kachina624, thanks for that. How's this?

PS, I have never checked out the blogs. Will wander over. LM

@Lilysmom Upside down.

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pattypeep — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 02:23:11 GMT

Good timing for your thread. We have had a really early warm (some days hot) April for us in the PNW. The first day out I did a big job similar to yours and could barely walk when I finally went in at 5:00. At 71, the mind is willing, but the body is much weaker than it used to be. Beautiful job with your re-do. Thank you for sharing.

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3cupcakes — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 11:10:56 GMT

@Lilysmom All your hard work paid off because garden is beautiful! I love your garden art!

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Lilysmom — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:15:48 GMT

@3cupcakes, thanks so much!

Today I didn't get my day off bit for a good reason. I am doing a fairly big trim of a huge juniper. A friend has turned his into a bonsai look and he helped me start the process. It already looks much better but it is a process

that will take a few years to get to.

We take our gardening friends' help any way we can get it. Those with large yards always appreciate the assistance from others with large properties because they are so busy!

Tomorrow, feet up, tools down😃!!! LM

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Lilysmom — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:27:36 GMT

@jlkz, I have a thermal wrap and I think your idea is a great one. Hot bath and wrap. Good night for it as it is cooling down quite a bit in the next 24 hours.

On the mulch, if my bed is on a flat surface, I am usually ok. I use the edger to make a good demarcation for the flower bed.

I have quite a few gardens on a slope. We have a good supply of granite rocks on and near our property. I always line the bottom with granite to stop the mulch from bleeding into the lawn.

i am planning to do a big edging job this year. @JustJazzmom Has some good ideas below which you have probably already seen. LM

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Lilysmom — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:30:35 GMT

@pattypeep wrote:
Good timing for your thread. We have had a really early warm (some days hot) April for us in the PNW. The first day out I did a big job similar to yours and could barely walk when I finally went in at 5:00. At 71, the mind is willing, but the body is much weaker than it used to be. Beautiful job with your re-do. Thank you for sharing.

@pattypeep, one of my best gardening friends is 72. I am 61. She does every bit as much as I do. I always tell her she is my inspiration. I hope I'm still at it like you two in my early 70‘s. You two are amazing❤️!!! LM

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DiAnne — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 23:17:24 GMT

I was out today trying to "tuck" some plants between the roots of a rhododendron that I have trimmed like a tree. Put bergina, some decorative grass and three box woods. Not enough space to do a good planting job so I will have to see what survives. Rain predicted for tomorrow. Hope they are right.

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JustJazzmom — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 23:53:33 GMT

I used to have 3 bergenias. Its also called Pig Squeak because if you rub the a leaf between your fingers, it squeaks! LOL

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DiAnne — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:06:48 GMT

@JustJazzmom wrote:
I used to have 3 bergenias. Its also called Pig Squeak because if you rub the a leaf between your fingers, it squeaks! LOL

@JustJazzmom

As soon as the rain stops I am going to try that! LOL.

I have a lot of them under a Douglas fir in the front yard. I inherited them when I bought the house.

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JustJazzmom — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:17:36 GMT

Today I dug up a small Weigela 'Minuet' and when I dug it out it was not one plant but 5 separate ones!! Two quickly got put into a bucket of water and into some shade. I am out of container mix for pots so this bucket thing is temporary. One plant got put into a spot where a small dwarf fothergilla died-- no idea why it died either. One remained where I had it and the 3rd plant got placed in a spot near one of my side gates into the backyard.

At Home Depot I bought 3 bags of topsoil, 3 of pine bark nuggets and 1 bag of composted manure. I took the top soil and put against some fence lines where a rabbit or two had dug under the fence to gain access to my yard. I leveled the soil, added some Preen on the top and then applied the mulch to the bare soil in that area-- for some reason the corners of the backyard are bare of mulch. I need to do the same to the opposite corner I was working on tomorrow.

One birdbath got set up under my magnolia tree. Tomorrow the cement slab under another tree needs to be leveled and then the metal and glass birdbath will be added underneath that tree.

Compost bag went to the veggie garden unopened. Tomorrow I will do a pH test to see if I need any lime for that area prior laying down the compost.

A hot shower sure felt good!!

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JustJazzmom — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:19:27 GMT

@Lilysmom

I'm currently on a laptop using Windows 10 and all of your pictures are upside down. Here's the thing-- on my I Pad they are right side up!!

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Lilysmom — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:33:22 GMT

@JustJazzmom wrote:
Today I dug up a small Weigela 'Minuet' and when I dug it out it was not one plant but 5 separate ones!! Two quickly got put into a bucket of water and into some shade. I am out of container mix for pots so this bucket thing is temporary. One plant got put into a spot where a small dwarf fothergilla died-- no idea why it died either. One remained where I had it and the 3rd plant got placed in a spot near one of my side gates into the backyard.

At Home Depot I bought 3 bags of topsoil, 3 of pine bark nuggets and 1 bag of composted manure. I took the top soil and put against some fence lines where a rabbit or two had dug under the fence to gain access to my yard. I leveled the soil, added some Preen on the top and then applied the mulch to the bare soil in that area-- for some reason the corners of the backyard are bare of mulch. I need to do the same to the opposite corner I was working on tomorrow.

One birdbath got set up under my magnolia tree. Tomorrow the cement slab under another tree needs to be leveled and then the metal and glass birdbath will be added underneath that tree.

Compost bag went to the veggie garden unopened. Tomorrow I will do a pH test to see if I need any lime for that area prior laying down the compost.

A hot shower sure felt good!!

@JustJazzmom, you've been busy! I just did a little bit of cleaning today. Puttering around really. Just an excuse to be outside. No heavy lifting. I have also been getting some decorative items out also. Things are greening up nicely here although today was cool but sunny.

i have never heard of pine bark nuggets. What are they used for? LM