Winter prep

 This past Friday I did some more winter prep in the garden. I cut down the dogwood bushes and weeded much of the rock drain. There is not a lot to do at this time. The leaves on the trees have not changed color yet. The trees may change in a couple of weeks. The daisies are still going strong in the flower department. Anyone can prepare their yard or garden for winter. UAF CES has publications for garden winter prep http://cespubs.uaf.edu/publications/?&s=*&pt=*&cat=7

Garden can be...

 

This gardening day was quite rainy. I had to bundle up with layers and a jacket. I continued trimming the irises down in preparation for winter. I could feel the warmth radiating from the mulch through my pant legs. I think the mulch helped keep me warm.

Later this week we will assess moving some more plants around after the rain has stopped.

A slug decided to inspect my work. 😀

A Garden Can B

Poet: Catherine Pulsifer

A garden can be a place of peace for me

Watching nature and flowers be

The gentle breeze that blows around

Can be such a gentle sound.

12. 
    A garden can be a place to work
    With weeds attacking in the lurk
    While we dig them out of dirt
    The weeds our flowers will not hurt.
    
    A garden can be a place of beauty
    Filled with flowers that are so groovy
    A tiny seed planted, and then it blooms
    The fragrance can soon consume.
    
    The garden a place for all to enjoy
    Even for the little girls and boys.
    It is a place to see nature in action
    Gardening can be such a passion