I got up and out there early both days and just kept pushing it. I got the largest garden (the “original” one off the patio) weeded and top-dressed with compost, did a bit of edging, planted oodles of plants and patched about a billion holes in our pathetic lawn.
I’m happy with how the terraced garden off the deck is coming in its “leap” year. The fringe tree in the center is just starting to show leaf buds so it’s a bit sad looking right now. I’m very happy with how the Orangeola Japanese maple on the left is doing. I think it must be 7 or 8 years old now.
I also whipped up some homemade deer repellent, which is on the patio cooking in the sun to get extra funky. The funkier the better when it comes to repelling deer and bunnies.
And after all that hard work in the garden, I snapped this photo of maybe my most favorite part of our property: The American beech trees. No matter how much we do, Mother Nature always seems to do it better, doesn’t she?
Your gardens look absolutely breathtaking!!! You must be so proud to have such a stunning result after a weekend of handwork. Rock On 🙂
Looking good, lady!
Looks like time well spent, my friend. And you're right about Mother Nature. Sometimes she trumps us with all our efforts.
I'm smiling because you have the same Japanese maple as I do – orangeola. Got it 4 years ago as a wedding gift from my BFFs. Mine is a bit bigger and the branches almost touch the ground. Do you prune your's back to keep that from happening?
Everything looks great and your beech trees are amazing. It's true; nothing beats great big trees. My orangeola is similar in size and age. I thought it was small given that it's had some major dieback over the years but maybe it's doing better than I realized.
Great gardening blog…specially I love to make flowers and bouquets of such colourful flowers!!!