Yard and Garden Plans

• Install a third raised bed
• 2011 - Installed and filled with a mix of compost and sand
• Improve fertility/organic matter to the yard/gardens
• 2011 - Added 1/2 yard of compost to existing gardens
• 2011 - Added cedar mulch to flower beds
• Expand flower garden.
• 2011 - Extended cutting/butterfly garden
• Remove maple tree
• Add drip irrigation
• Expand shade garden
• Plant more spring flowering bulbs
• 2011 - Planted 40 red tulips
• 2011 - Planted 40 yellow tulips
• 2011 - Planted 8 Antoinette (light yellow w/ pink streaks) tulips
• 2011 - Planted 14 orange tulips
• 2011 - Planted 60 snowdrops
• 2011 - Planted 40 muscari
• 2011 - Planted 28 assorted dutch iris
• 2011 - Planted 18 scilla
• 2011 - Planted 8 leucojum
• 2011 - Planted 14 yellow daffodils
• 2011 - Planted 31 white w/ pink daffodils
• 2011 - Planted 19 white w/ dark yellow daffodils
• 2011 - Planted 40 white w/ light yellow daffodils
• 2011 - Planted 10 white Thalia daffodils
• 2010 - Planted 20 wood hyacinths
• 2010 - Planted 40 yellow daffodils
• 2010 - Planted 30 white/pink daffodils
• 2010 - Planted 50 mixed crocus
• 2010 - Planted 10 yellow tulips
• 2010 - Planted 10 red tulips
• 2010 - Planted 15 snowdrops
• 2010 - Planted 1 fritilllaria
• 2010 - Planted18 Pink Tulips
• 2010 - Planted 40 Muscari
• 2010 - Planted 20 Drum Sticks (Allium)
• 2010 - Planted 8 Peach Tulips
• 2010 - Planted 18 White Daffodils in pots (for forcing)
• Make low hoops to cover raised beds for winter production
• Start vegetable/annual plants from seed
• Started Onions
• Started Kale
• Started Spinach
• Started Parsely
• Started Lettuce
• Started Black-eyed Susan
• Started Dianthus
• Started Lupine
• Eliminate front yard lawn weeds
• Even out front yard
• Grade soil on the West (high) side of the house to aid rainwater removal
• Install foundation drain
• Add front walk/path
• Add front fence
• Encourage neighbor to replace fence
• 2011 - Neighbor independently replaced fence with no encouragement
• Repair stone wall
• Fill driveway holes and seal