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Though we’ve cut our lawn size approximately in half, we still have some 4,000 square feet of high-maintenance Kentucky Bluegrass to take care of. I recently verti-cut (dethatched) the lawns and cleaned up the huge volume of material with the walk-behind shredder/vacuum. I hauled the loads of material on a tarp back to the new [...]
Heralding the “official” start of spring here in north Idaho, the common, usually un-appreciated marsh marigold casts an incredibly cheerful brightness to the water garden. Blooming well before daffodils and tulips, the marigold foretells increasing color in the garden through the spring season. Hope renewed.
The goldfish are also loudly announcing the onset of spring with [...]
I take great pride in keeping our pond clean throughout the seasons, and this effort resulted in not having to do a spring clean-out each year. But after three seasons with our new pond, it was time for a complete cleaning. This photo shows what a mess the pond had become just before I pumped [...]
I got out yesterday to cut and tease the ornamental grasses around the pond. The first photo below is from last fall; blue oat grass inflorescence on the right and Japanese silver grass on left.
Blue oat grass is my favorite – semi-evergreen, it simply needs a teasing with steel rake to comb out spent shoots. [...]
