Eye Candy a thon! - Let's have a bit O fun ;)

mrsgreenthumbs · Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:59 am

Here we go! A ...Well not quite gazing ball... lol But still yellow

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mrsgreenthumbs · Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:01 pm

P.S. this bed used to hold my pond now it's going to be filled with Cilantro... if they ever sprout

Hopefully the bird's left me a few seeds...

SWMOgardens · Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:16 pm

My gazing ball. Ventricosa Aureomarginata hosta, Crimson curls heuchera and Tiger eye sumac, I use rocks that look like they came from the moon to hold my gazing ball.

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mrsgreenthumbs · Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:13 am

opps....

I went through and organized all my pic's at photo bucket... Now all my links are broke... my bad

DoubleDogFarm · Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:26 pm

So is it green and white the rule now

Goose and raspberries. I no longer have geese, just ducks

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mrsgreenthumbs · Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:02 pm

So DD Can I ask a question? How do you deal with the trimming's of the raspberry bushes? I cut my berry's back this last winter (they were getting out of hand) and as I do with all my other yard clipping's I tossed it in a pile to be saved for compost but... these were too prickily to be composted.

DoubleDogFarm · Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:27 pm

mrsgreenthumbs,

I either run the canes through my little chipper shredder, or just pile them along the fence line. Pile them out of the way to rot down slowly.

You could use them to keep your future chickens in line. A thorny wattle fence.

applestar · Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:48 pm

I'm piling all my prickly trimmings -- raspberry, blackberry, rose, and holly -- behind the shed where the groundHOG digs underneath to move in for the summer.

mrsgreenthumbs · Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:25 am

Hmmmm interesting ideas! They are beginning to get going right now and of course I got stray little baby bushes poping up all over

Ozark Lady · Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:16 am

I feed them to the goats! Unless they are too dry and brittle, then nothing will eat them, so I put them in the hedgerow towards the highway, to keep stragglers out! ha ha.

mrsgreenthumbs · Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:39 am

Ohhh... that's a great idea! I have neighbors that hop my fence all the stinkin time to get their stupid ball out of my yard. They know if I catch it (they have broken 5 of my young plant's all ready with their ball when they could take it somewhere else rather than tossing it right next to my fence) I'll pop it. I would LOVE to see them get tangled up with bramble that I innocently attached to the tops of my fencing...

Ozark Lady · Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:10 pm

I was thinking 4 legged stragglers, but hey, it works either way.

And it sure isn't a rip gut fence!
In old times they used to build fences in such a way, that sharp pointed ends were aimed outwards, then predators couldn't climb the fence.

Roses, raspberries, or even blackberries wouldn't seriously hurt anyone. Although I have tripped and landed right in the blackberry patch, flat out, and every movement hurt. It envolved lots of picking splinters out, but no real damage done. My mama's roses quickly taught us kids to avoid that area when playing!

mrsgreenthumbs · Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:22 pm

Ohhh yah I remember falling shoulder first into my grandmother cacti collection... and she was really into those ity bity fizzy looking one's that had hair like needles.... talk about a sucky afternoon. lol I'm getting all kinds of ideas now lol someone post a picture!!!!!

tomf · Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:36 am

More pictures from the yard.

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Ozark Lady · Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:08 pm

Mrs Greenthumb, I liked your flower photo that Tomf made for you so well, that I requested an avatar, that is a flower...

He made this one! Thanks Tomf

Then I couldn't load it, thanks Roger!

Why do the yellow and white tulips always bloom before the pinks and reds? Does anyone know? ha ha

Okay, color is wrong, but still it is flowers!

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DoubleDogFarm · Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:04 pm

who where wha what

I'll just throw in a flower and a bumble

April 2006

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SWMOgardens · Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:25 am

Mallard momma by my front door. She is sitting on 13 eggs. Yesterday I weed whacked around this bed and she didn't move. The mower made her leave for awhile.

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tomf · Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:02 am

Nice shots Ddog, looks like you will have lots of ducks SWMOgardens.
To keep things going here is a flower shot from the yard.

[img]https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/twistedtomf/_DSC0048.jpg[/img]

SWMOgardens · Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:18 am

Korean Spice Viburnum is in bloom in my garden today. It is the most fragrant plant I have. Plant one by a window you open in the spring and it will scent your whole room.

[img]https://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/swmogardens/100_6123.jpg[/img]

tomf · Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:07 am

Fkower of the day.
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