Tuesday, April 24, 2012

First Section of Berry Border---Finished!

Aaahhh! At last there is a completed section of our front yard garden!!! The berrries. Today, one blueberry bush was installed at the end of the strawberry row! We also received enough bottles to close in the border around the berries from the bushing dahlias and volunteer sunflowers.

Since the strawberries have established themselves and are beginning to fruit, we tossed in a few dozen shiny glass rocks as deterrents to the many animals that flock to this area. The hope is they peck/nibble and find them inedible before the actual fruits can be harvested. We will see how that goes.

In the meantime, keeping little curious hands from plucking them may be the bigger challenge set before me;)

Monday, April 23, 2012

Preschool Garden Addition

Well-- according to our preschooler, dental flossers grow better when planted next to golden rocks.