tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41029038802279256392024-03-12T21:06:46.757-07:00Burt Stark House Grounds KeepersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-13783481962421845522017-07-19T05:00:00.000-07:002017-07-19T05:00:41.208-07:00Privacy Gardens going in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A rogue landscaper decided to prune up the magnolias to make it easier to cut the yards. What he did was expose the neighbors yard, and all the cars, etc. in their back driveway.<br />
This is a wide view of the Back Privacy Beds which were planted in early July. Air layered camellias, hydrangeas grown from last year's cuttings on the grounds were planted at strategic points of view from the back of the house. Aspidistra cast iron plants were moved from the front sunny beds to fill in the back this shady area in the very back of the back yard.<br />
The camellias and hydrangeas should fill in and block the views of the neighbor while softening the back edge of the yard. The cast iron plants should love the deep shade, thrive and multiply greatly.<br />
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This small planting went in just left of the wide view above. From the back porch of the house this area looked empty and lacking. The camelia is a Pink Perfection which blooms from late fall until late springtime, so as the bush grows it should fill this empty corner with light pink flowers. The hydrangeas surrounding it create a bed. Not sure what color blooms will come from this area of soil. Time will tell.<br />
I left all the empty pots in front of the newly planted bushes to protect them from lawnmower wheels and weed-eater operators. Better safe than sorry.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-85171803523947364292017-07-14T05:00:00.000-07:002017-07-14T05:00:16.204-07:00Front Steps of the Burt Stark House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Planting has begun in the front flower beds on either side of the front steps. Begonias and dianthus are planted near the edge. Russian sage, tall verbena, tall salvia, and peonies all went in the ground in early June.<br />
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Verbena borenensis was ordered from England. Should reach a height of 4 to 5 feet tall.<br />
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Blue Salvia is a perennial and a favorite with pollinators and humming birds.<br />
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The west side bed showing hydrangeas and sprouting crape myrtle trees. The cut areas and mint whihc is HIGHLY invasive. Never plant mint people.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-32716873330882728992017-07-10T14:32:00.004-07:002017-07-10T14:32:42.729-07:00Dipper Gourd Supports<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The heirloom dipper gourd vines are vigorously growing last year they pulled down the bamboo pole tee pees with every wind that blew. This year sturdy 4 X 4 supports have been installed. The upright supports will keep the gourds off the ground and serve as a green landscape blocker for the neighbor and their carport. The garden is slowly coming together.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-13282941702541538092017-07-10T05:00:00.000-07:002017-07-10T05:00:03.308-07:00Boxwood Paths and Begonias<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This summer the boxwood paths have been hand pruned and the bed surrounding the restored cast iron urn was planted with white begonias. The view is looking from the back yard toward the back porch of the Burt Stark House.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-20767583747165917552017-07-05T11:41:00.000-07:002017-07-05T12:18:06.530-07:00Herb Garden - Summer Update <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rear view above shows the completed fence and raised beds. The plant you see growing is the heirloom dipper gourd vines planted in early June. Weekly rain and horse manure have boosted them greatly. The next project is a trellis and upright support for these vigorous vines to grow upon.<br />
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The mulch in the paths of the beds has leveled down greatly but is proving to be a good weed barrier. In the photos above and below you can see the gates added near the building. The final gate will need further thought. I want it to look like fence not gate, but still be able to open. Little by little things happen.<br />
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There is a rosemary plant in each of the four raised beds but you can't really see them yet. I am hoping they will take off and survive the winter. We will see.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-43570041052840417062017-01-22T08:33:00.001-08:002017-01-27T14:38:10.803-08:00January Update - BSH Old Kitchen Herb Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the rear view from behind the herb garden. We are filling the raised beds with layers of organic matter, but are still waiting on mulch to fill the paths and make walk-able paths.<br />
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This a shot from the corner looking across the beds. There is a little manure and topsoil still to be spread in the raised beds.<br />
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This final shot is a complete side view of the raised beds and the whole garden. We need to put down some more cardboard to block the weeds, and we still need bark mulch for the paths. Looking toward the siding on the house we may need to spray mold killer on the walls to clean that up.<br />
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Just a reminder that Burt Stark House Christmas ornaments are still available for a $10 donation. When you donate to the BSH and get an ornament you are supporting our efforts to build the Old Kitchen Herb Garden, as well as replanting flower beds and shrubs around the BSH property.<br />
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The Ladies Parlor Christmas tree here at the BSH was created in honor of Miss Mary. Hats, shoes, hat boxes, passports, and cameras all illustrate her love of travel and enjoying life each day.<br />
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a close up detail<br />
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Men's and women's hats represent Miss Mary Stark Davis and her husband Thomas Lyles Davis.<br />
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The Men's Parlor Tree and mantle is simple and adorned in a peacock theme.<br />
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a wide shot of the entire room<br />
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the mantle in peacock<br />
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several details from the tree feature scented pinecones hung from ribbons and cast iron keys.<br />
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Remember that BSH Christmas Ornaments are available at the house each Friday and Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30 for a suggested $10.00 or more donation. All proceeds from the ornament sale helps to restore the flower beds and grounds here are the BSH.<br />
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Much activity has taken place in the new Herb Garden this Fall. The fence was finished. The weeds and grass were scalped and sprayed. Cardboard was laid to cover the entire ground area and weighted with bricks and sticks. The lumber for the raised beds was secured and delivered by the local Rose Garden Club. The lumber was screwed together and now sits awaiting filler inside the beds and wood mulch for the paths between the beds. Progress comes slowly. </div>
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Here is a photo of the finished raised beds.<br />
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A rear shot shows the bigger picture. Paths are wide to allow for wheelchair access.<br />
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Progress but miles to go.<br />
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Four six foot by ten foot raised beds are going to take a lot filling soil.<br />
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The garden as it sits right now - starting to look like something great!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-64940596472354548732016-11-20T08:32:00.000-08:002016-11-20T08:32:07.684-08:00Burt Stark House Christmas Ornament 2016 now available<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2016 Burt Stark House Christmas Ornament is now available. The ornaments are available for a minimum $10.00 donation or larger. The ornament is clear glass with either a black and white or color photo image of the Burt Stark House encased with the ornament. Ornaments are available at the Burt Stark House each Friday and Saturday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30. All proceeds from the sale of these ornaments goes to fund restoration of the gardens and flower beds on the Burt Stark House grounds.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-41273728861014952462016-11-20T08:14:00.000-08:002016-11-20T08:14:10.809-08:00Boxwood Restoration Fall Update - 36 new plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This spring the healthy boxwood shrubs on the west side of the front lawn were air layered. A process wounding a small branch and packing moist rooting medium around it. The wound sits all summer long and in the fall the plant begins to produce roots at the wounded area. The packing material begins to feel tighter and tighter, and that is when you know the roots are forming. </div>
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One cool morning after a slight rain all the air layers were removed from the shrubs. If done carefully this leaves the plant looking as if it were simply pruned and thinned, but you have new plants with roots for your efforts. The hardest part is the patience it takes to wait out the new roots.<br />
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Here are the finished air layered clippings. The Piedmont region of South Carolina had one of the driest summers we have had in decades. A few of the air layers did not survive the trauma, but many did.<br />
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Here is a close up of the finished product. The roots are wrapped in spagnum moss, plastic, and then aluminum foil so the roots are formed in complete darkness. The bottom of the original branch is clipped off of the bottom of the root mass. The new plant is planted in plain garden top soil from the big box store.<br />
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The final boxwood plants. This year there are 36 new plants with roots that will be allowed to grow roots and fill in over the winter if it ever rains again. The reason all this trouble is taken is because we have the same plants to fill in the holes from shrubs lost through the decades, and we have no fear of boxwood blight. No new plant material will be brought onto the property so the original boxwood shrubs are completely safe.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-7130292447695649612016-09-02T05:00:00.000-07:002016-09-02T05:00:16.469-07:00Herb Garden FenceThe fence around the Old Kitchen Herb Garden is finally completed. The weather has been too hot to dig, and the ground was hardened by weeks lacking of rain. The fence is done and the real work on the ground and the flower beds can finally begin. The local garden club has offered help, so cardboard and lumber is coming to begin the raised beds.<br />
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This is a wide view showing the garden space from a corner.<br />
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This is a distant shot, looks pretty good.<br />
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This is going to be a nice addition to the grounds. It is visible from the both side roads, and the windows of the old kitchen look directly out into this space. Going to be pretty.<br />
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Rear view of the garden space, after everything is in place a fence/gate will need to enclose the whole space. Two small entrance gates are planned next to the building for ease of access.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-60358399271711216412016-08-28T16:58:00.001-07:002016-08-28T16:58:46.000-07:00Flag Pole flower bed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The plan was to create a red, white, and blue flower bed for this round brick flag pole bed. The red is verbena, the white is full sun caladiums, and the blue never worked out. I tried blue salvia but the seed would not grow. Maybe next year. It does look good from the intersection as cars drive by.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-86922773592743708502016-08-08T18:42:00.001-07:002016-08-08T18:42:36.511-07:00Kitchen Herb Garden Fence is going up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry for the hazy photo, it was really steamy and hot when the first posts were set. The space near the house will be for a gate. </div>
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Here is a shot of the final two sections added to the fence. I think the fence looks fabulous!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-54170184469594995862016-07-22T06:00:00.000-07:002016-07-22T06:00:12.027-07:00Summer Projects and Future Plans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer work has continued in the front flower beds on either side of the front steps here at the Burt Stark House. The photo above is the left side of the front steps. Some Crepe Myrtle shoots are there behind that Hydrangea. They will be encouraged and will eventually shade this sunny bed nicely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a closer shot of the front left bed closer to the front steps. The little weedy patch in the middle of the bed is some old daylilies that will need to be lifted and divided this fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a picture of the flower bed to the right side of the front steps. These Aspidistra "Cast Iron" plants need to be moved to a shadier bed in the back yard. At one time there were huge ancient magnolia trees that put all this area in deep shade. But they are gone and this plants need a move to some cooler shadier area. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-54040537302151122822016-07-19T06:00:00.000-07:002016-07-19T06:00:06.988-07:00Rubble Pile Put to Good Use<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The large pile of fill dirt and rubble that was removed from the yard behind the Old Kitchen to make way for the new Herb Garden has been put to good use. The picture above shows the small loads dumped over electrical wires and exposed tree roots behind the Burt Stark House. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a wider shot showing that this was a small area behind the house. To the right of this area is a large grassy yard often rented out for social functions and as a wedding venue. Exposed wires and roots needed to be covered and the view improved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything was smoothed out and raked as level as possible. Ten bales of pine straw should cover and clean this little project up nicely. Mission accomplished. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To you this is just a photo of a couple of old boxwood shrubs. But it really is the final product of two days work on hands and knees. Ivy was pulled. Lots and lots of ivy was pulled. Weeds are clipped. Dead branches were sawed off. This is not a photo of two old boxwood shrubs. This was a major accomplishment. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-13817267759935516942016-07-12T17:53:00.000-07:002016-07-12T17:53:08.158-07:00So Excited! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one ton pile of fill dirt and rubble has been removed from behind the Old Kitchen building and so work on the Kitchen - Herb Garden can begin in earnest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The soil behind the Old Kitchen looks pretty good, and was leveled nice and smooth, it should make a superb foundation for the Herb Garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a better view from behind the Old Kitchen showing how level the new garden bed is going to be. You can also see how much good full sunlight this yard gets from early morning until late afternoon, so it should be a good spot for herbs and flowers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One last look of the before of the Old Kitchen Herb Garden at the Burt Stark House July 2016. Can't wait to get started! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-85884090630795076842016-06-28T05:30:00.000-07:002016-06-23T15:08:07.279-07:00Herbs for the Kitchen Herb Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The summer plant sale at Wayside Gardens helped us score two types of rosemary, sage, and several phlox plants for the herb garden.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-46367586311807388232016-06-23T14:57:00.001-07:002016-06-23T15:00:33.893-07:00Restoration of the boxwood hedge begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Several days a week or two ago the boxwood shrubs on the healthy side of the drive were air layered to begin the process of restoring the full ring around the driveway. </div>
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The process is really not that complicated. A branch of boxwood smaller than a number 2 pencil is stripped of leaves. Two cuts are made around the branch about one inch apart. The outer layer of bark is removed.<br />
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The now wounded area of bark is packed in moist sphagnum moss, and wrapped in plastic to help hold moisture.<br />
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Press and Seal is a kitchen product but really makes this step easier.<br />
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The final package is tightly sealed and twisted.<br />
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The plastic is too tempting for birds so the whole thing is encased in an aluminum foil wrapping to give protection from birds searching for nesting materials, and to create a dark area for new roots to form.<br />
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The final product. This is a slow process. By the end of summer when the temperatures are beginning to drop the sphagnum moss should be completely full of new roots. The new plants will be cut from the shrub and potted up to grow over the winter in a sheltered area, usually under a tree or foundation shrubs for a year or so. Then they will be ready to plant.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-32481698764253701392016-06-20T12:09:00.004-07:002016-06-20T12:12:16.863-07:00The Kitchen Herb Garden begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We went to the local big box store and purchased fencing to surround the area for the new Kitchen Herb Garden behind the Old Kitchen here on the property of the BSH. Near the back corner of the Old Kitchen you can see the pile of dirt and rubble that must be moved first. You can also see how very dry it is here, as the golf cart tracks are easily seen in the dry grass. We need regular rain.<br />
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Two corner posts, 8 fence rails, and 6 end posts were purchased, along with some bags of gravel to toss into the post holes to speed drainage and slow down rot. We are still thinking about enlarging the width of the garden, but we will see.<br />
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While on vacation we took a side trip to Georgetown, SC. Next to the Rice Museum, the Lowcountry Herb Society has planted a small herb garden. This garden was in a small space and mostly shaded. I think our Herb Garden should do well with more space and more light. We will keep you posted.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-51751698383601819212016-02-16T05:00:00.000-08:002016-03-02T17:03:31.879-08:00Boxwood Workshop planned for March 5th<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.5in 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: left;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-86440201161221787902016-02-14T16:54:00.000-08:002016-02-14T16:54:13.524-08:00View of the Front GardensHere is a view from the upper porch using my teenager's GoPro camera. The fisheye lense shows a complete view of the front yard including the driveway path, the boxwoods, and the front gate area. In the photo you can clearly see the difference between the boxwood on the left and right sides. My goal is to restore and fill in the outer and the inner boxwood hedges, to fill and restore the gravel drive path, and to establish new herbaceous perennial beds inside the edges of the lawn.<br />
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Below is the view from the front gates looking back toward the front of the house. Again, you can see the clear difference between the two sets of boxwood hedges. The front yard is designed in a long tear drop shape this end being the point of the tear drop and the largest rounded end near the front steps of the house.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-8841284389534555562016-02-14T14:44:00.000-08:002016-02-14T14:44:16.362-08:00To Everything there is a Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Work continues inside the house spring cleaning and preparing for this summer's tourist season, and work continues outside the house too. Weeds need to be pulled now while everything is dormant and flowers have not begun to bloom. Below is the poundage of sticker bryer roots pulled from underneath just one gardenia bush. This process has been repeated in every flower bed around the house. </div>
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Next, there is several years worth of privet hedge growing in the outer garden beds in amongst the fig trees, and roses. They are fairly easy to pull out if young enough, and don't put up a real fight even if well established, but it will still be a monumental task.<br />
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On a happy side note - pecan seeds from the best, old pecan tree have rooted and could become future landscape trees to replace some trees that are aging and will need to come down at some point. It is good to know that original plants and trees can be grown and be ready to repopulate the grounds.<br />
In the photo you see that this seed was soaked and started on Dec. 21 - so it only took two shorts months to cokes it to life. The life of a gardener is not a fast paced life.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-68883745755948976232016-02-07T09:39:00.001-08:002016-02-07T09:39:50.269-08:00The Kitchen Garden begins - Cleaning behind the Old Kitchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Years worth of old junk has been stored behind the Old Kitchen. In preparing for our new Kitchen Herb Garden all that junk needed to go. Everything was freshly raked and all the original urns were stored safely under the side of the building for use later. Our next step will be to move the mound of dirt and debris to fill in some eroded places on the grounds. Fencing needs to be purchased and set in place, organic matter added to the soil, beds need to tilled. There is much more to do, but this is first step towards our new garden.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102903880227925639.post-27509857858280979032016-01-31T07:22:00.001-08:002016-01-31T07:23:04.584-08:00Pruning the Crape Myrtles here at the Burt Stark HouseIn the photos below to the left are the before shots of the Crape Myrtle Beds and to the right are the after shots. The ladder is 10 feet tall. Crossed branches were cut, anything that was growing toward the house was clipped as far up as could be reached.<br />
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Hopefully this pruning will create a pleasing canopy of shady leaves. The aspidistra "Cast Iron Plants" need the shade to keep from them from getting sunburned. The gardenias need the light and air to fill in and bloom successfully. The hydrangeas should also benefit from a little afternoon shade from the hot summer sunshine.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400937225825431824noreply@blogger.com0