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When I moved from Oregon to VA, I had to leave all the beautiful Japanese maple trees my DH bought me, with a good friend.
Just no way to take them with me.
We went to a local nursery yesterday to look for some garden stakes. Something VA people know nothing about,,, any way..... found some there, bought what they had.
Couldn't help it, haven't been to a good nursery since we left Oregon, so I just had to look around.
Love trees, so went to look at those. And would you believe it, they had a couple varieties of JM's... on sale.
DH must of saw the look on my face, so he said, "Pick one out", Happy Mother's day.
Think my smile could of lit up the dark side of the moon! LOL
Looked at the pots next, do you know, the cost 4 times the amount here in VA, compared with Oregon! Flabbergasting to say the least. Refused to buy one.
A couple of weeks ago I bought a half whisky barrel on sale, to put my wee Rosemary plant in.
So I decided to just use that as the planter.
With the families help, I potted up the Lace leaf Japanese maple. To make sure the chickens do not dig all of the soil out, DS found some stones for me and I put them on top.
Is quite pretty.
This is not the best picture, because it started to rain..... but more to come soon. LOL
Bought some pan wall racks, so I have easy access to them. Am extremely pleased that the make the kitchen look more complete or larger if you will.
Would be a lot easier to show you in person..... but a picture will do for now.
Mia was posing for me,,, sweet cat she is.
To bad my camera is shite inside.
But I can see a future painting in one of these.
Granted I need to start painting again.
Every where I have lived, I have always wanted Asparagus,,, now I have three small raised beds of them. This is the first one to come up!
I have a baby Asparagus! LOL
Nari hunting...... then had to come see what I was doing.
Sheep in the new front pasture... needless to say, they are happy!
Really hard to see some of the fruit trees, but if you look very closely.....
Having to start all over is a pain, this is the 3rd Orchard I have started up, I just hope this time, by the time it starts producing, we will be here to enjoy it.
All but the newest tree, a Williams Pride Apple, are blooming. Very beautiful to look at. ;O)
Put arrows near DH's flowering Dogwood in the back of the photo, and Kawanza flowering cherry near the front of the hen house.
I planted them last year, because I missed the beauty of the type of Flowering trees, we had in Oregon.
They do not look like much now, but in a few years, this will be a very beautiful spot to look at.
Just love this flowering cherry tree!
We also planted another type of flowering cherry tree, but it will not be as spectacular as the Kawanza.
Kawanza is hard to find here, but would like to plant two more trees before next Autumn.
DH made breakfast yesterday. Pancake batter put into muffin cups and baked at 350* for about an half hour or so, I don't think anyone was timing it.
Came out pretty good and I love having blue berries on them.
Spring comes a lot later here, than in Oregon. The first flowers of spring, from my Peach Tree.
DH put in the 4th raised bed on Sat.
DS and I will put the stone dust in the holes and I will put some of the horse manure that has been composting since last year in it, mid week. This will give the mortar time to cure.
The yellowish stuff you see on the paths, is Corn Gluten, this will help keep the weeds from growing.
You can see on the front left bed, some of the cap stones we plan on putting around all the raised beds. Makes it easier for me to sit on and tend the Kitchen garden.
Most likely a bit early, but I ordered some tomatoes, peppers, Artichoke plants, a Rosemary and Thyme.
