Autumn Vibes
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (Snakeroot) with Hydrangea 'Snow Queen' I love autumn - the crisp, cooler temperatures, the rain, and most of all, the fall colors. The year looks to be a nice one. I got back from a trip to Alabama last week and found that the colors were in full swing (unlike Alabama, where the temperatures were lovely with the exception of some mugginess but alas, no color at all). Japanese Maples are the first thing I think of when autumn comes to mind. This one is 'Bihou' and one of the first to change color. Acer palmatum 'Bihou' Other trees are beginning to change as well, including the Redbud 'Flame Thrower'. 'Flame Thrower' Redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) The star of the show now, however, is the Stewartia. It is just amazing and I remember it was beautiful last year as well. It's chief rivals, the Ginkgo and Black Tupelo, are only showing hints at the moment. Stewartia pseudocamellia The shady path - The most d...
Sounds interesting. I have sandy and clay soils in our garden. It all depends upon where the fill dirt was shoved around when they built the house.
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun watching your pasture evolve into a garden. I hope you never tire of blogging so we can watch the progress.
Phillip, Thank you for recommending this.I must try it. I garden under mature trees that suck everything out of the soil so I am constantly shoveling compost & manure and frankly its getting old!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the retirement property. Planning and planting the bones now is an excellent idea. Watching the progress
That will be a whole new blog!
ReplyDeleteI added their fertilizer to my garden last fall and have seen a big improvement. I really love the liquid Penetrate. I added it last fall to my driest, most heinous clay and it really transformed it. I even bought more and applied it to my lawn. I'm definitely buying it again. It's awesome stuff!!
ReplyDeletePhillip, my 3.5 acres of our former dairy farm was like that, nothing but red clay from years of pasture and part of an old plantation. I've been on my utility company wood chip list for over 10 years and compost it and whatever stable sawdust I can get. I've slowly gone from red to dark & loose soil over the years.
ReplyDeleteYou are so brave to plant in the middle of a pasture with little supervision! It will be fun to create a new garden but will you be able to pull yourself away from your paradise you currently call home? Yikes, that is a scary thought. But exciting to think of the new paradise on the horizon....
ReplyDeleteSo it's eight years later and I'm wondering whether the magic persists. I've got to say that I'm a skeptic, but I'd be thrilled if it would help my clay soil... please give an honest update! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Jess, actually plans changed and I didn't end up moving to the property. In fact, I'm on the other side of the country! The plants that were there were moved. I can tell you that mulching, especially with wood chips from arborists, does a great job at breaking the soil down. That, along with compost and any type of organic matter (rotted leaves are also good) mulched on top of the ground and allowed to decompose will eventually give you good soil. You just have to keep applying it. I hope this helps and sorry I don't have any further information about that product.
DeleteWow, thanks for the quick response! Not holding my breath on this one. Nice blog, thanks!
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