A snowstorm took a large branch from our maple and threw it against magnolia and azalea, smashing the clematis arbor. This will take some time for recovery. A dutiful insurance agent demanded renovations to our backyard fort, and we complied. A chill wind seeped into our home, forcing the issue of better insulation. A camera …
I had an hour and a half extra today to get something done after lunch break. Prissy wanted to sleep out front on the porch swing, so I decided to take a good look at fall cleanup for the front garden and area by the sidewalk I’d been ignoring. Realizations The area by the street …
Under the bald cypress, ten native transplants from a sale in St. Louis nestle among wisteria leaves carted over from the back door. What are the chances they’ll survive the rest of summer? The day I purchased the new plants, the temperature was 100 and I stopped by the game store to settle them on …
Invasive Plants The Missouri Department of Conservation asks that we remove invasive species, so we’ll start with their recommendations. Then, mipn.org has a few more that we’ll work on removing: And some we’ll keep anyway: Nuisance Plants These just need to go regardless. Extra Plants These are fine but they’re exotic; could cut back but …
Goal 70/30 Natives to non-natives Obstacles Documentation https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GodRdRNs2dALooL7tWyxE7x_r8nXhHumlIUZc5cMub4/ Estimate Date Trees Everything else Notes June 2023 By initial counts, we have 9 native tree species and 16 non-native. The largest are the native bald cypress, maple, walnut and catalpa, while the most numerous are native redbuds. My estimate for biomass is 60% native trees, with …
Found these brittlestem mushrooms growing in the raised bed, among the Thai basil and Thai peppers. Thank goodness for Picture This, which is helping me ID more than just plants around here: https://www.picturethisai.com/s/8unuISAs?platform=MORE&hide_bottom=false I owe so much to the gardeners who created this oasis and helped me get started. (The app I tried before they …
