1.
The order was placed, even though it wasn’t exactly what we wanted. But when it arrived, it turned out to be a good mix of fir and Hemlock!
We even found a big enough spot to contain it all.
2.
But then it snowed, covering the areas that needed it most!
3.
Finally the snow melted and the spreading began!
4.
I was glad to find an obelisk on sale! There is always a new clematis that needs one!
5.
On the very last warm day of the season a photogrpher snapped outdoor shots of our daughter’s family. It was Halloween day.
6.
The last leaves hanging onto the Cercis Forest Pansy.
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I like your obelisk. Thst is a big pile of mulch! I am slowly going round the garden using manure as a mulch. Part duvet, part dinner for the soil.
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Spreading mulch seems to be ‘job insurance’ for my garden helper! At 75, it is no longer a favourite activity…
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I have mulch jealousy now. And you seem to have had more snow in one go than I’ve accumulated in 20-something years. Your final photo is stunning.Simply stunning.
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It is a matter of perspective. This is simple white decoration compared to my years in New York State and in Ontario where snow was deep and fierce. I don’t miss it, but others miss skiing, tobogganing and skating.
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Beautiful photos, all of them. I love how mulch tidies up the place & it looks especially nice in your autumny, wintery garden. Really highlights the ferns. The leaf is simply stunning & the children are too!
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Thank you for your kind comments Lora.
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I am much taken with the fern along the fence line in your first “after the snow” picture. What is it and is it natural or planted? It’s years since we had snow. Horrible stuff.
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We have eliminated many, many ferns, but I insisted on keeping many too. People here tend to consider them weeds, but I enjoy them. They are native in the northwest coastal areas. I believe they are called Sword ferns. In February or so we must cut the ferns back and allow fresh foliage to grow and replace the old. I grow other ferns as well. By the way, that is a deer fence. Without it I could not garden at all. The deer actually line up to enter our garden gate, knowing there is a smorgasbord inside!
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