Comments on: Landscaping – Finally! http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/ What's up with B & G? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Becky http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/#comment-167 Becky Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:02 +0000 http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-167 Oh, I'm sure the Yucca will make another unwelcome appearance in the months or years to come. We have three more of those damn things on the side of our house! Oh well, my shovel and I aren't going anywhere! Oh, I’m sure the Yucca will make another unwelcome appearance in the months or years to come. We have three more of those damn things on the side of our house! Oh well, my shovel and I aren’t going anywhere!

]]> By: Jenny http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/#comment-166 Jenny Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:29:59 +0000 http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-166 Your yard is looking so nice! Having also tussled with yucca plants, I can be suitably impressed with your accomplishment. But in my case two years later the yuccas grew slowly back, despite the thrashing I thought I gave the roots. Here's hoping you have much better luck. Your yard is looking so nice!
Having also tussled with yucca plants, I can be suitably impressed with your accomplishment. But in my case two years later the yuccas grew slowly back, despite the thrashing I thought I gave the roots. Here’s hoping you have much better luck.

]]> By: Becky http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/#comment-164 Becky Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:29:47 +0000 http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-164 Thanks for the tomato tips, Rach. I have yet to buy stakes and cages. Actually, I have yet to even transplant the tomato seedlings into larger pots. I'm so behind! Unfortunately, we had a huge thunderstorm last night, so I can't do the rest of the planting today, ground's to muddy. I can't wait for you guys to buy a house too! Hopefully it'll be closer to us than you are now ;) Thanks for the tomato tips, Rach. I have yet to buy stakes and cages. Actually, I have yet to even transplant the tomato seedlings into larger pots. I’m so behind!

Unfortunately, we had a huge thunderstorm last night, so I can’t do the rest of the planting today, ground’s to muddy.

I can’t wait for you guys to buy a house too! Hopefully it’ll be closer to us than you are now ;)

]]> By: rehull http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/#comment-163 rehull Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:28:41 +0000 http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-163 That's awesome! I also saw your post about the defiant bunnies... someday you'll have to share some wisdom when we buy a house someday... currently in the unforeseeable future. Last year I planted 6 tomato plants, in very large containers, and we were able to stop buying them from the store completely for ~3 months or more! ... and they are SO much better than the store ones! Grandma Irma gave me some tips. The best one = Use the wire baskets AND stakes... and I would add that wood stakes only last 1 year, so this year I've invested in plastic stakes, that I think are actually supposed to be used for fences... very industrial strength. The stakes (use at least 2, if not 3 per wire basket) help keep the wire baskets up when you have wind! So I'm so excited to see the literal fruits of your labor! Yay for no Yucca! I hate them... they are very hard to kill and I agree will your uglyness description, so I'm crossing my fingers that yours never comes back! Bolder digging doesn't sound fun! I think I'm planting my flowers in rocky soil, but I've also added "river rock" as mulch... I got sick of looking at the 3 foot mud-moat that we have around our patio! ... and we no longer have to step in mud when we are grilling on the other side of the moat! Happy gardening, homeowners! I'm very proud... and jealous! ;) That’s awesome! I also saw your post about the defiant bunnies… someday you’ll have to share some wisdom when we buy a house someday… currently in the unforeseeable future. Last year I planted 6 tomato plants, in very large containers, and we were able to stop buying them from the store completely for ~3 months or more! … and they are SO much better than the store ones! Grandma Irma gave me some tips. The best one = Use the wire baskets AND stakes… and I would add that wood stakes only last 1 year, so this year I’ve invested in plastic stakes, that I think are actually supposed to be used for fences… very industrial strength. The stakes (use at least 2, if not 3 per wire basket) help keep the wire baskets up when you have wind! So I’m so excited to see the literal fruits of your labor!

Yay for no Yucca! I hate them… they are very hard to kill and I agree will your uglyness description, so I’m crossing my fingers that yours never comes back!

Bolder digging doesn’t sound fun! I think I’m planting my flowers in rocky soil, but I’ve also added “river rock” as mulch… I got sick of looking at the 3 foot mud-moat that we have around our patio! … and we no longer have to step in mud when we are grilling on the other side of the moat!

Happy gardening, homeowners! I’m very proud… and jealous! ;)

]]> By: Bunny Repellent Border « Doctor Domestic http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/landscaping-finally/#comment-159 Bunny Repellent Border « Doctor Domestic Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:11:55 +0000 http://beckygreg.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-159 [...] And you can see more of the landscaping we did at our Becky&Greg blog. [...] [...] And you can see more of the landscaping we did at our Becky&Greg blog. [...]

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