A farmer works in acres not hours.
3/16/2024 – Completed a new bed along the front walkway from the east end of the driveway bed to the Daylilies at the SW corner of the house. This is where the Magnolia Frescati had been and part of its stump is now under the mulch. Tilled the sod and added about 4-6 inches of […]
Continue Reading3/4 & 3/12/2024 – Bought a 12 CY load and a 6 CY Load of crushed pine bark mulch for $30/CY from Longleaf Mulch on Ward Road and hired Anthony Allen to deliver and spread it on these dates for $550+100 to spread and $150+100 to deliver. We had sprayed the weeds with Glyphosphate and […]
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7/30 & 31/2021 – For some years we have wanted to “enclose” the small yard between the new paver walkway to the front door, the carport, the house, and the bed along the driveway. This year Mary planted marigolds and zinnias between the roses and lilies in the bed along the driveway and the abundant […]
Continue Reading2/11/2021 – Spread 2 CY of crushed pine bark mulch on the daylily bed at the pond gate to the road and then the beds west of the driveway that were: the rose & lily bed along the driveway at the patio the amaryllis, lily, and rose bed under the kitchen window; the small rose […]
Continue Reading3/27&28/2020 – Bought from Woerners for $20/scoop, 10 scoops (2-1/2 CY) of crushed pine bark mulch and spread it on the following beds. Lady Daylily Bed New corner daylily bed SW of the fruit trees Herb bed at carport and under the kitchen window Across the front of the house and under the office window […]
Continue Reading4/12/2019 – Place 2.5 CY of crushed pine bark mulch in the daylily and plumbago parts to the long bed. This will hopefully complete this large area for the spring/summer. There was a lot to do before this to clean out the wildflower mess, till the soil, divide the daylilies, expand the bed, and then […]
Continue ReadingExtended the flower bed in the backyard (now a veggie garden) under the electrical panel and meter, to the north to cover the pump houses. Bought 1 scoop of crushed pine bark mulch and mulched: the wider beds either side of the driveway outside the fence where the climbing roses are and the new roses […]
Continue Reading1/9/2019 Bought two scoops (1/2 CY total) crushed pine bark mulch at Woerners. Spread it about 2″ deep on the four new camellia beds, the Bay Tree bed and, 1/2 of the bed at the office window. 1/11/2019 Bought two more scoops and finished the front and side yard beds: along the front of the […]
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