Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Feb. 28, 2009 Backyard
Much work in the yard for Feb. This is the time to prepare for the Spring. And, Spring has sprung. Back in 2003, we had a hard freeze on March 21st. I don't expect that this year (year of Hope?)((Capitalize the "H"))
I added a cross to the seating area between the garden and the tractor shed. Also please take note of the blooms and the new leaves. The cross I made in the Austin CC class "Art Metals". The garden is going well. I planted asparagus which takes about 2 years to get started (more with the hope).
Check out the photos posted to the right. I included some other photos with other issues. I put an updated big muhly photo. I burned the big grass on Jan. 25th, 2009. This is a great update. The grass came roaring back. It looked like a porcupine for awhile. Now, like a big muhly which will be healthy for another 5 years. Then, another burn.
I also included a shot of a hackberry which I took out. It is a native and not near the house. But, it is right next to our garden live oak. I had a tree specialist out - Don Gardner. He said that the hack. would take resources from the live oak. Adios hackberry. This is very unlike me for my space. Hackberries are great trees for wildlife. They have a tendency to drop limbs so near the house, or car is bad. They also just die. But, while they live, many animals like their berries and live in the dying tree. Here is a post for why not to take out standing dead trees and debris. In future posts, I will go over the oak wilt issues of my neighborhood and what is being done, or not done, to combat this problem.
Cross by local artist
Agarita blooms - they don't last and smell soo sweet
Burr Oak in the white oak grove
I added a cross to the seating area between the garden and the tractor shed. Also please take note of the blooms and the new leaves. The cross I made in the Austin CC class "Art Metals". The garden is going well. I planted asparagus which takes about 2 years to get started (more with the hope).
Check out the photos posted to the right. I included some other photos with other issues. I put an updated big muhly photo. I burned the big grass on Jan. 25th, 2009. This is a great update. The grass came roaring back. It looked like a porcupine for awhile. Now, like a big muhly which will be healthy for another 5 years. Then, another burn.
I also included a shot of a hackberry which I took out. It is a native and not near the house. But, it is right next to our garden live oak. I had a tree specialist out - Don Gardner. He said that the hack. would take resources from the live oak. Adios hackberry. This is very unlike me for my space. Hackberries are great trees for wildlife. They have a tendency to drop limbs so near the house, or car is bad. They also just die. But, while they live, many animals like their berries and live in the dying tree. Here is a post for why not to take out standing dead trees and debris. In future posts, I will go over the oak wilt issues of my neighborhood and what is being done, or not done, to combat this problem.
Cross by local artist
Agarita blooms - they don't last and smell soo sweet
Burr Oak in the white oak grove
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Photos from Jan. 25, 2009
Today was a great work day. Winter is a time to clear out dead wood, remove non-native invasives, mulch the garden, and get the place ready for Spring. When the days get longer, there won't be as much time to fiddle with some of these things. During Winter, there is less brush to get in the way of some jobs.
I found out that in Bastrop, at a development called "Tahitian Village", the folks put out their bags of raked pine needles on Sundays for Monday pickup. Pine needles make a great mulch for Central Texas. It adds much needed acid and the needles help loosen the soil.
With all the drought going on, I also watered some of my new native plants. I don't want to lose them before they get established.
Front driveway
"New" Airstream
spider in backyard at 42 degrees F.
Veggie Garden
I found out that in Bastrop, at a development called "Tahitian Village", the folks put out their bags of raked pine needles on Sundays for Monday pickup. Pine needles make a great mulch for Central Texas. It adds much needed acid and the needles help loosen the soil.
With all the drought going on, I also watered some of my new native plants. I don't want to lose them before they get established.
Front driveway
"New" Airstream
spider in backyard at 42 degrees F.
Veggie Garden
Hello all,
This is my Austin, Texas garden web log. I will be using this place to document my yard, garden, wild and other space in South Austin. My goal is to make the garden bountiful, the wildspace native, and the design as a whole to be TexZen in appearance. So, check out the posts and the photos.
This is my Austin, Texas garden web log. I will be using this place to document my yard, garden, wild and other space in South Austin. My goal is to make the garden bountiful, the wildspace native, and the design as a whole to be TexZen in appearance. So, check out the posts and the photos.
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