Photos: House Yard and South Lot
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ysabetwordsmithI took some pictures around the yard today. These are from the house yard and the south lot.
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Native Plants
Jan. 13th, 2023 05:16 pmysabetwordsmithI've started browsing around for my spring plant orders. I've made a couple of posts about places to find native plants for attracting wildlife:
Prairie Moon Nursery
Attract Birds with Larval Host Plants
I also launched the community![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
birdfeeding for all kinds of bird-related interests such as birdfeeding and birdwatching. It's already quite lively, with members scattered around the United States of America and one in Scotland. So if you enjoy birds, drop by and check it out. I've been crossposting a lot of things to my blog and to birdfeeding, like the ones above on native plants.
Prairie Moon Nursery
Attract Birds with Larval Host Plants
I also launched the community
birdfeeding for all kinds of bird-related interests such as birdfeeding and birdwatching. It's already quite lively, with members scattered around the United States of America and one in Scotland. So if you enjoy birds, drop by and check it out. I've been crossposting a lot of things to my blog and to birdfeeding, like the ones above on native plants.
Yard Pictures: Prairie Garden
May. 14th, 2022 11:06 pmysabetwordsmithI took some pictures today, mostly of places where I'm trying to grow wildflowers.
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Making the Frog Pot
May. 12th, 2022 11:41 pmysabetwordsmithI had a big old flowerpot that got soggy because it had no drain holes. I decided to turn it into a miniature garden for my tree frogs. :D I didn't have to buy anything special for this project, it was all found items.
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ysabetwordsmithThese pictures are from Saturday, April 16 showing the forest garden and herb gardens. See the house yard and orchard, south lot and west edge, forest yard and wagonwheel garden, savanna and prairie garden, and ritual meadow and flowerbeds.
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Yard Pictures: New Flowers
Apr. 10th, 2022 06:27 pmysabetwordsmithYesterday was mostly cloudy with a few sunbeams breaking through, so I took some pictures in the yard.
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Yard Pictures: New Flowers
Apr. 6th, 2022 05:02 pmysabetwordsmithToday is mostly cloudy and doesn't have great light for pictures. But there are new flowers to see, so I took a few pictures anyway.
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Yard Pictures: Flowers
Apr. 1st, 2022 10:24 pmysabetwordsmithI took a few more pictures of my yard today. The lighting still isn't great, but there's a lot going on.
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Winter Gardening
Jan. 30th, 2022 02:46 pmysabetwordsmithI've done some winter gardening prep. I've written a few relevant posts on my blogs:
Landrace Chickens and Other Livestock
(somewhat inspired by this article on landrace melons)
How to Start a Garden
(loads of links to articles and nursery catalogs)
Community Supported Agriculture
(now's a good time to join most collectives)
These are some of my 2022 goals related to gardening:
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count. [MET 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Complete at least one significant outdoor project.
- Build a hibernaculum?
- Make shelter pipes for tree frogs?
- Plant oak trees?
* Put some bee plants in the prairie garden for the honeybees in the bee tree. [Begun 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
My relevant tags:
* Birdfeeding
* Gardening
* Photo (mostly my yard & wildlife, on LiveJournal)
* Recipe (if you like to cook produce)
Landrace Chickens and Other Livestock
(somewhat inspired by this article on landrace melons)
How to Start a Garden
(loads of links to articles and nursery catalogs)
Community Supported Agriculture
(now's a good time to join most collectives)
These are some of my 2022 goals related to gardening:
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count. [MET 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Complete at least one significant outdoor project.
- Build a hibernaculum?
- Make shelter pipes for tree frogs?
- Plant oak trees?
* Put some bee plants in the prairie garden for the honeybees in the bee tree. [Begun 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
My relevant tags:
* Birdfeeding
* Gardening
* Photo (mostly my yard & wildlife, on LiveJournal)
* Recipe (if you like to cook produce)
Introduction and some photos
May. 2nd, 2011 01:56 pmteapot_rabbitHello all! Seeing other people's photos has made me even more impatient for my seeds to sprout and my seedlings to get big enough for transplant. The recent warm weather isn't helping either...
So, I'm in the California Bay Area; USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9a/9b, Sunset Zone 15. The weather this year was really weird - dry over the winter and then several huge rainstorms just when I'd usually start planting (it was so wet my peas - sugar snap and snow - rotted in the ground. That has never happened to me before.) As a result, I feel like I'm behind in getting my garden started.
I mostly grow vegetables at the moment, and I have a rather cottage-garden sensibility when comes to landscaping and flowers. I love roses, but since I'm renting at the moment, I can't really indulge myself there.
( Photos thisaway. )
So, I'm in the California Bay Area; USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9a/9b, Sunset Zone 15. The weather this year was really weird - dry over the winter and then several huge rainstorms just when I'd usually start planting (it was so wet my peas - sugar snap and snow - rotted in the ground. That has never happened to me before.) As a result, I feel like I'm behind in getting my garden started.
I mostly grow vegetables at the moment, and I have a rather cottage-garden sensibility when comes to landscaping and flowers. I love roses, but since I'm renting at the moment, I can't really indulge myself there.
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