Never again will I
have as much to do in my yard as I have had in my first year here. Getting
caught up on years of neglected pruning, adding in new garden beds, moving
hedges, reseeding the lawn, the list goes on (and on and on…).
Like many fervent
gardeners I know I am lucky enough to have a partner-in-crime in my gardening adventures.
My husband Stewart also enjoys being outside in summer and he truly appreciates
the fruits of our labours.
While I tackle the garden
& landscaping design, plant selection, weeding and pruning, Stewart is a great help with
hardscaping and maintenance. To celebrate his birthday today here is a list of just some of the areas he has helped out in our new digs this past season.
Where water pooled at the entrance to our lane he
has lifted the stones, added sand and voila, no more wet feet for us or the
dogs.
He dug the long narrow garden strip along the back fence being used for sunflowers and corn.
He cuts and waters the lawn regularly which
takes a significant amount of time.
He helped to spread
soil in the darkness last fall when I was racing against the first snow of the
year.
He regularly picks up the random piles of plant
material I leave in my wake while pruning and weeding.
He has packed up dozens and dozens of bags of
yard waste for city pick up, including all of the old grape vines and even small trees that have come out of the Moon Garden.
He tackled the unruly hedge in the front yard.
He put in the path to
our bench in the Moon Garden.
Lest you think he is just muscle…
He had the idea that painting just a portion of
our home could give it a fresh new look .
He had the idea to put ‘weeding stones’ into the
garden which give me a way of reaching into the garden without stepping on my
plants.
Which I ended up expanding into a path between
the back and front halves of the front garden.
What would I have done without these in a garden bed 20 feet deep?
What would I have done without these in a garden bed 20 feet deep?
Now you know the secret
to how I have been able to accomplish so much in my first year in my new home.
I am part of team.
Thanks and happy birthday
husband, I could not have done it without you!