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Garden

I enjoy gardening and yard work. I sometimes call this document site my little digital garden. I met my wife in a History of Landscape Design class while in college. We just started watching Gardeners World and I've got a lot of time outside with Iris. I've always got some kind of yard project going on, so I'm going to leave this page here as a place to make notes.

Log​

Notes​

24/04/39 - we noticed the first flea of the season. Adding pests to the TOC here to keep notes. Going to try using nematodes this year since the diatomaceous earth tends to get wet in our humid environment too quickly.

24/04/02 - Since Iris has been tearing up and making trails in the yard, I've been thinking about switching out part of it to more wild grasses ( and weeds 😂 ). More of a Laissez-Faire Meadow1 since I manually pick some of the weeds.

23/05/23 - After watching Gardeners' World and realized that I don't know half of the plants that are planted in the beds. I started mapping out our yard to label the tree types, called in a tree guy to look at one of the oaks, ordered new sheers, gloves, and trays.

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Soil​

  • Ph generally comes in acidic in the low 5s. Need to apply lime.
  • clay is heavy. helps to apply gypsum

Trees​

White Oak (3) / Red Oak (5) / Magnolia (5) / Hickory ( 7 - my favorites ) / Tulep poplar / White Pine (1) / Loblolly pine / Sweetgum / Mulberry / Dogwood ( 12 ) / Chase Tree / Poplar / White Pine ( 1 ) / Cedar ( 1 ) / Cedar Evergreen / Sweet gum ( 2 - don't like em. would like to have them removed )

Shrubs​

Azaleas ( 27 ) / Box Hedge / Holly / Japanese Maple ( 4 ) / Japanese Anise Illicium anisatum / Golden Euonymus Euonymus japonicus / Sasanqua / Rhododendron / Ligustrum

Borders​

spider Grass - Liriope mondo grass - Ophiopogon japonicus

Groundcover​

ginger

Mushrooms​

poisonous mushrooms /

Lawn​

Grass​

This is a sticky subject between my wife and myself. I'd prefer a lush barefoot St. Augustine lawn, but since we don't use chemicals, it's pretty tricky. White clover, crabgrass, dandelion, goosegrass, spurge, chickweed, quackgrass, buckhorn, sedge... we got em all. Trying to minimize the yard size to minimize the yard work. I just need a space big enough as far as I can throw a ball for the mut.

Moss​

Beds​

I built several raised garden beds in the middle of our front lawn which I keep a variety of plants going. Sometimes I plant a bunch of summer vegetables, but it's mostly herbs and flowers.

Perennials​

Annuals​

FlowersVegHerb
Peas
DelphiniumTomatoes
Fox GloveCucumberGarlic
DahliasPeppersPineapple Sage
HyacinthEggplantRosemary
AmaryllisCantaloupeSweet Basil
Yellow Flower?Catnip
Purple Spiky Flower?Orange Mint
White Flower Daisy?Sage
Orange/Yellow Flower Daisy?Oregano
Silver foliage with Yellow flower?Pumpkin

Potted​

pothos / african violet / orchids / Lemon tree / Ginseng Ficus / peace lily / Dracaena / jade plant

Pests​

Bugs​

The only two pests we've had issues with are ants and fleas. Lavender, cedar, clove, peppermint, Eucalyptus oils act as repellents. We use a good bit of cedar mulch and I've used clove oil spray. Rosemary, lemongrass, basil, mint, catnip, sage, Chrysanthemums, wormwood, and marigolds are also deterrents.

Nematodes - have ordered some nematodes to try this year.

Weeds​

I try to let native plants run and I generally refer to the USDA Invasive Species Information Center. I just go after the one's that tend to be invasive or have cause pain. I call it plant racism, but I also don't like using the nationality names on the plants because I think that's a bit racist. These are the ones I'm pulling, cutting, and digging out:

Materials​

Mulch​

cedar / pine

Potting Soil​

Fox Farms Sea Floor/Happy Frog

Equipment​

Cub Cadet XT2 LX42 / Craftsman 150cc 21in / DeWalt Pole Saw / Hedge Trimmer

See Also: /lists/shopping#garden

Providers​

  • Timberline Tree Service ( Troy ) (864) 953-0002 / Facebook
  • Landscape Supply - (864) 388-2138 / Facebook
  • Jerry' Greenhouse - (864) 229-1591 / Facebook

Footnotes​

  1. Healthy Yards - https://www.healthyyards.org/create-a-meadow/ ↩