Archive for 'Mountain Ash'
Bug Damage
Posted: August 29th, 2003 by Lisa
I am so sick of bugs! We are really being attacked this year by both the dreaded red lily beetle and the awful green Japanese beetle. I often go out in the evening to collect them off of the plants, but it’s a losing battle. I’m ruthless, though, and when I spot them I either
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Posted under Asters, Bearded, Bugs, Iris, Japanese beetles, Lacy Snowflake, Lily, Lily beetles, Milkweed, Mountain Ash, Planting, Princess, Roses, Wisteria.
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Lumberjacking
Posted: July 19th, 2003 by Lisa
Our second day with the sawmill was as fun as the first. I’m assuming we won’t always be so thrilled, but for now, I’m still documenting our progress madly. One of the things I found really interesting is that in 1995, when we were clearing for the main garden, we cut down a huge oak
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Posted under Chipper, Clearing, Crazy Daisy, Japanese beetles, Mountain Ash, Roses, Sawmill, Tractor, Truck.
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Teaching the climbers to climb
Posted: June 9th, 2002 by Lisa
The chives right next to the pergola are in full bloom today. They’ve reseeded themselves and are very happy all over my garden, actually. Oops! Frank’s been playing with the camera, and I loved the shot of the chives with the bee so much it’s now the background wallpaper on my computer, plus I printed
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Posted under Cats, Chives, Farm Life, Mountain Ash, Princess, peony, pergola.
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