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November 26, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

One More Day

A few days ago it looked like this in the backyard.

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But we have had three mild days.  Today has the highest temperatures.

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Now it looks like this again.

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So I had one last chance to finish up the winter preparations.

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Skoot is a great product for protecting plants from rabbit damage.  I dilute it with 1:1 ratio with water, so it will spray well.  If it’s not runny enough it will clog, and spray drips, not a nice spray.

I treated all the exposed vines, the younger trees, the tree peonies, some smaller shrubs, and even some evergreens.

Then I remembered I still had some parsley and beets in the garden.

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So I washed them up.  Chopped up the parsley for the freezer, and I’ll cook some beets later this week.

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Now the yard is ready for winter.

Too bad I’m not.

 

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November 18, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Preparations

As we end the gardening season, we have to prepare the yard for another season – winter.

The deck furniture is all stored away.  Except there’s no room for this table.

It will just be covered with a tarp during the winter.

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The patio chairs are stored; the pots all emptied and put in the shed.

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New covers for the rhododendrons.  The snow load and wind do a lot of damage to them.

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The pond is covered, and the heater ready to be plugged in.

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As long as there is an open spot in the water, the fish should survive the cold months.

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I’ve put burlap on the shrubs that the rabbits seem to enjoy.

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And covers on the younger trees.

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I decided to protect the silver lace vine, the wisteria and the kiwi too.  It would be a shame if the rabbits chewed them off at the bottom.

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The rain barrels are tucked underneath the deck.

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We got this all done on a Tuesday.

By Friday it looked like this.

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From this…

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to this.

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The yard was ready, but I wasn’t.

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November 14, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

First Snowfall

It is November 14th, and this is my new reality.

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I wasn’t ready for so much, so fast.

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But it’s here.

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I have no further comments.

 

 

 

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November 10, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Autumn Hues

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The colours of fall are already behind us.  Here are a few reminders of the autumn splendour in the garden.

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The fading perennials too, can have one last blaze of glory before winter’s call.

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November 6, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Seedpods

Even seedpods can be beautiful.

These are from the baptisia or false indigo.

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The clematis pods are almost exotic.

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This is a magnolia seed pod.  I tried to deadhead all the finished blooms, but a few escaped me.  Inside the pods are these bright red seeds.

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Castor Bean seeds are other-worldly.

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These are from the ligularia.  Kind of sculptural in their own way.

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Tiny little green knobs on the crocosmia.

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Always something in God’s nature to delight and enjoy, if only we take notice.

 

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November 1, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Bare Barberry

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This is a naked barberry bush.  Some creatures have completely stripped it.

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I have seen this on another barberry, and some other shrubs as well.

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I never see any bugs, but they are definitely leaving their mark.  Earwigs?  Grasshoppers?  Caterpillars?

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The red berries certainly show up now, but I loved this bush for the purple leaves.  I really hope the leaves grow back next year.

And I’ll have to be on the lookout for the first signs of damage.

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