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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Spring is here--I think.


Note: I would like to ask a favor of those who visit my blog.  Because I cannot tell how many of my "visits" are real people or "bots" (computer-driven searches), please leave me a comment (such as, "real person," also telling me what country you live in--no name required).  Thank you for your help.


   I must be careful.  On May 10, 1990 I had nine inches of heavy snow, which destroyed many of my trees, as their leaves were fully formed.  Fingers crossed!  I live in SE Wisconsin.  When living in Madison in 1966, the area had a hard frost in low spots--on July 2nd.  That was absurd!
   This area is on the back left side of my backyard.  In 2019 I reduced the size of the lawn by a third, allowing me to build perennial gardens on all sides.  I am still tweaking the plantings.  The main plant shown here, with yellow flowers, is Lamiastrum galebdolon, or Yellow Archangel.  It requires mostly shade to deep shade, and it vigorously spreads by stolons.  It takes diligence to keep it under control.
   The stones are quarried sandstones from the late 1800s that were used in the streets of Milwaukee.  I collected 3000 of them, free of charge (but lots of work and hauling!).






3 comments:

  1. Real person. USA. Looks good! Can't wait to see it. Will you have a garden walk this year?

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  2. Oops just read your prior post. See you in july.real person usa

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  3. Looks great! I hope to reduce our lawn each year if possible. The stones are amazing! We have recently paid a lot of money for stones, it would be wonderful to find free historic stone! Real person in USA.

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