Oh my gosh looking back on my gardening adventures in 2009 is exciting. After moving here in 2007 we basically spent a lot of time and energy doing an incredible amount of ripping out. The grounds were so over grown and in many cases so poorly planned we had little choice. In 2009 we saw the first of the vegetables beds go in and even though they were late getting started we had a good yield. The important thing that we accomplished was partially re-establishing the herb bed. We did however have a few setbacks.
The entertainment zone suffered a huge setback in 2009 with a good portion of the newly sodded yard being dug up for emergency plumbing problems. That resulted in a good 100 ft trench that was roughly recovered and we were told to let it settle a good year before leveling off, top soiled and seeding so that was a bit depressing but it solved a serious flooding problem in the house so the lesser of two evils. The work zone is still in progress but we made a lot of headway. The front zone looks a lot better with some of the undergrowth removed. All in all despite the set-backs I'm happy with our progress.
I have a lot of garden plans for 2010! More raised beds will be going into the work zone and we will be adding a low fence to keep the rabbits out. There will be a lot of work going on in the work zone with removing the remaining stumps and rock then replanting with a low growing, rodent unfriendly vegetation to soften the hard edges of the brick. Rodent control is extremely important here! I'm thinking snow in summer would look nice but we'll see. There will be a lot of work going on in the one side yard as well and we may start into the entertainment zone as well at least as far as intalling a new dock. So stay tuned to see how my gardens progress in 2010!
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
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May God bless your plans in 2010. May your garden bloom beautifully and your harvests be plentiful.
ReplyDeleteLove your site.. I was wondering what conditions are the best for growing Irish Moss?
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