The title of your post made me chuckle. Maybe it would help if you go through all the beautiful summer photos of your garden? I do like seeing your winter photos...
Garden nurseries are a sure fire antidote to the dreariness of winter - just leave the wallet locked in the trunk, else you end up with an indoor garden as well!
So, through the miracle of the internet, you can have green every day!
Your hostas are Fantastic!
Have you ever considered getting some sand and working that into your clay soil? The peat is good and necessary too, but I find that working sand into my clay soil really helps the drainage a lot.
Whatever. Your hostas do not seem to mind being in clay to the center of the earth!
I never touched a plant till Pat and I moved to Cleveland from Chicago. Our house came with trees and trees and more trees. it also came with overgrown landscaping that hadn't been tended to for 15 years. Pat's always been the gardener. I love hanging out with Pat and I know how to use a shovel. Along the way I discovered a love of gardening. But first, We had to take 12 trees down and 40 dead bushes out. Hosta, ligularia, and sedum are my favorite plants.
Our yard is clay. Clay, clay and more clay. Clay all the way to the center of the earth. The people at the conservation district told us that " we're at the wrong end of the glacier". I nodded the nod of the intimidated and have repeated it ever since. We are true belivers in sweet peet and work in 15 yards every spring. Our back yard faces north and is a good 6 feet lower than the house. Most of the back yard is moist year round. Except for the north east corner, the yard is under shade or partial shade. The front yard is mainly sunny. We are in zone 5b.
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Hi Jim,
The title of your post made me chuckle. Maybe it would help if you go through all the beautiful summer photos of your garden? I do like seeing your winter photos...
Garden nurseries are a sure fire antidote to the dreariness of winter - just leave the wallet locked in the trunk, else you end up with an indoor garden as well!
Tired of that old white garden already? Me too ;-).
You can get a green fix at the Cleveland Garden Show.
You have some marvelous hosta's in that bed.
I need green too, Jim...and not the green oozing mess at the bottom of the vegetable crisper in the fridge, either. HOW many months til spring???
So, through the miracle of the internet, you can have green every day!
Your hostas are Fantastic!
Have you ever considered getting some sand and working that into your clay soil? The peat is good and necessary too, but I find that working sand into my clay soil really helps the drainage a lot.
Whatever. Your hostas do not seem to mind being in clay to the center of the earth!
I promise spring will come.
I need green too - the world has been very monochrome the last couple of weeks.
I so do, too! Now that I know you live on the wrong side of the lake...are you ever tempted to move? gail
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