Tuesday, May 21, 2013

A RAINY DAY FOR GARDENING - cedar hedge

Forecasted rain continuing for the next few days is a great time to get some things in the ground to lessen the burden of watering after transplanting. Granted that means gardening in the rain, but no matter how sweet we may appear, we are not made of sugar so we will be fine.
Will neighbour's think we are crazy? We have already established what they think.

Yesterday we started our current 'really big project' - making our cedar hedge.  

We are transplanting the small cedars spread across the sidelines of our property for a number reasons:
1) the currently are in the middle of the Moon Garden (above) rather than at the back where their height dictates, so we need to move them in any case in order to reclaim that whole garden
2) to enclose the backyard and separate it from the driveway (below) 
2) the cedars get lost strung out across great distance and my favourite design theory to apply when taking on a new garden is Proximity - they will have much greater impact grouped together 
 It is wet, messy, rewarding work but with my husband willing to help it goes much faster.
Wish us luck!

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14 comments:

  1. Karen21 May 2013 at 10:28

    Once they fill out they will be grand!

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    1. astudentgardener21 May 2013 at 13:11

      We have enough to really cram them in there and have it look full right away, but I wonder if that is best for the trees. Hmm...

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    2. astudentgardener6 March 2014 at 22:51

      You can now check out how the cedars ended up, given time they just mayu be grand: http://astudentgardener.blogspot.ca/2014/03/cedar-hedge-update.html

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  2. MyMaracas21 May 2013 at 11:48

    Looks like a great plan for those cedars. Wishing you luck!

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    1. astudentgardener21 May 2013 at 13:10

      Thanks, we have sun today so we will be putting in the finishing touches, look for an update tomorrow.

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    2. astudentgardener6 March 2014 at 22:50

      You can now check out how the cedars ended up: http://astudentgardener.blogspot.ca/2014/03/cedar-hedge-update.html

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  3. betty-NZ21 May 2013 at 19:54

    I'm sure all your rainy work will be worth it!

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    1. astudentgardener22 May 2013 at 16:42

      I think so too. It looks much better already without those small trees in the front.

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    2. astudentgardener6 March 2014 at 22:51

      You can now check out how the cedars ended up: http://astudentgardener.blogspot.ca/2014/03/cedar-hedge-update.html

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  4. LV22 May 2013 at 20:43

    I do not have to be concerned about the rain keeping me out of my yard. We need it so much in Texas. In fact, starting June, we are having water restrictions. I like what you are doing in your yard.

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    1. astudentgardener27 May 2013 at 12:44

      Thanks for stopping in and offering your comments LV, much appreciated.

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  5. Rambling Woods24 May 2013 at 21:32

    Lol.... Extreme gardening.... Your neighbors must know my neighbors..... Lol..... I think projects together go faster..... Michelle

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    1. astudentgardener27 May 2013 at 12:45

      It's catchy, isn't it? Maybe we could have t-shirts made up?

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    2. astudentgardener6 March 2014 at 22:52

      You can now check out how the cedars ended up: http://astudentgardener.blogspot.ca/2014/03/cedar-hedge-update.html

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