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ANY GREEN THUMBS HERE ?

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
i often see guys posts garden related projects here and sometimes show parts of their gardens.next to woodworking gardening is my second hobby and passion.so i thought id share my garden and invite others here to join me and share theirs to.here's a few pic's of my back yard.show me yous.
Flower Plant Property Flowerpot Building




Plant Property Building Flowerpot Botany


Plant Property Furniture Flowerpot Houseplant


Flower Plant Property Building Window


Plant Property Window Building Tree


Plant Building Property Window Fixture




Plant Building Window Vegetation Grass


Flower Plant Grass Terrestrial plant Shrub


Flower Plant Botany Grass Terrestrial plant


Flower Plant Petal Yellow Terrestrial plant


Flower Plant Petal Terrestrial plant Flowering plant


Flower Plant Flowerpot Botany Window


Flower Plant Petal Botany Vegetation


Flower Plant Petal Pink Groundcover


Flower Plant Flowerpot Petal Houseplant


Flower Plant Flowerpot Houseplant Botany


Flower Plant Tree Flowering plant Shrub


Flower Plant Petal Terrestrial plant Houseplant


Plant Flowerpot Rectangle Wood Houseplant


as time goes by ill add some of the front yard or whenever something beautiful is in bloom.id love to see what everyone less has to show.hope you enjoyed it.
 

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#5 ·
Looks great Pottz!

I will be doing a vegetable garden this year, but since I live in the northern US I haven't got it going quite yet. I will try to get some pics when I do.

- Buckshop
looking forward to seeing ben.
 
#6 ·
Holy Sh*t! That looks beautiful and a whole lotta work! I ll bet the beagle loves at least one of those chairs.

- Andybb
oh yeah andy,she's not particular though,depends on the time of day and sun.it's not as much work as most people think.id say a couple hours a week is all it takes.but if i skip a week or two….....
 
#7 ·
Wow Pottz, that looks like a nice space you have there. When do you have time to do any woodworking.

These were a few years ago in the spring. The previous owner did a good job with the landscaping.

Cloud Sky Plant Tree Natural landscape


Plant Sky Plant community Natural landscape Tree


Plant Property Flowerpot Building Road surface


Plant Window Building Road surface House


- Eric
now thats what i wanna see.now what do you mean the previous owner? so youve let it go to seed your saying ?
 

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#8 ·
Nope not at all, takes a bit to weed. Some weeds are taking over the bed up by the street. I think I lost a few plants this year due to the cold though. I'll wait and see if they come back. It does need some fresh mulch.
 
#9 ·
Nope not at all, takes a bit to weed. Some weeds are taking over the bed up by the street. I think I lost a few plants this year due to the cold though. I ll wait and see if they come back. It does need some fresh mulch.

- Eric
good it would be crime to se that turn to a weed garden.man i wish i could grow hosta like that.i almost bought some yesterday at the nursery but i know too well the snails just eat em up as fast as i plant em.
 
#10 ·
We have a few on the other corner of the house, I transplanted one of the to the bed along the back sidewalk. It is coming just find. And these things get over 3' in diameter. We also have a slope between the street and the house, the top has butterfly bushes (they got a serious trimming thus year) along the top then creeping juniper below that. I need some ground cover for the lower corners, thinking about the phoix.
 
#14 ·
Up by the street, there in a cool bulb that blooms in July, called Firepoker. Yellow, Orange and Red flowers on the stalk. Hummingbirds love them.

- Eric
post when it blooms sounds spectacular.we love our hummers and i plant things they love.plus ive got feeders out so we have em year round.
 
#15 ·
Cute little guy, looks happy there.

- Eric
little gal.and little gal got into the kitchen today and ate about 3/4 of the cream cheese frosting off mommas carrot cake.about 3pm she deposited said frosting in a big glob on the back yard.hey at least it wasn't in the house,because momma would be even ore pissed than she is now-lol.
 
#16 ·
The hummers arrived here a few weeks ago, so much fun to watch sitting on the back porch.

I want to find a large grist stone and put it out front using the front sidewalk, run 2 tangent lines to it and install a flag pole. Making a triangle shaped garden. The problem here drout along with the clay soil. And of course the critters that like to eat the plants.
 
#18 ·
The hummers arrived here a few weeks ago, so much fun to watch sitting on the back porch.

I want to find a large grist stone and put it out front using the front sidewalk, run 2 tangent lines to it and install a flag pole. Making a triangle shaped garden. The problem here drout along with the clay soil. And of course the critters that like to eat the plants.

- Eric
hell no dif here,drought and adobe clay soil so lots of amendment.we had a big problem with snails until the roof rats next door arrived.one of em loved to eat snails so we none for the last few years.but the rats have seemed to move on and now the snails are slowly coming back.thats what ate the hostas.and they love marigolds more than i do.so far my marigolds are ok.one year i planted a bunch and in two days they were sticks, arggghhhh !
 
#20 ·
Due to the soil, some of the plants are in pots. We hung up some geriunims about 3 weeks ago, a outlets of wrens have built a nest in one. They are fun to watch also.

- Eric
yeah we had a pair of doves make a nest one year.we could literally get within a foot or two and momma would pretend she wasn't there ! then one morning i looked out and saw a crow on the fence several feet away,and then saw the basket swinging.i rushed out and the eggs were gone,crows breakfast ! that really pissed me off.crows are cannibals !
 
#21 · (Edited by Moderator)
Now you're cooking with vegies! Let me introduce the LBD art of gardening,
Art Cartoon Font Penguin Flightless bird


Like pottzy, I relish gardening… just a tad stepped down from bowl turning.

Picture of my back lawn on a beatiful day…
in the morning,
Plant People in nature Grass Groundcover Grass family

at noon,
Plant Groundcover Grass Grassland Grass family

in the afternoon….
Plant Groundcover Grass Grassland Grass family

another angle,
Plant Groundcover Grass Grassland Terrestrial plant

and a close up,
Plant Tree Groundcover Terrestrial plant Grass

Lucky I have a zero-turn ride on to keep it pristine.

One of my 3 lemon trees (nearest the house),
Branch Twig Trunk Wood Woody plant

just "watered"... they all help to maintain my sourpuss image… though some of the lemons are turning red.

As for my stance on conservation… my free range fauna,
Bone Wood Natural material Fawn Horn

UV protected, shaded flaura,
Plant Plant community Flower Branch Terrestrial plant


Over time, I have Mastered the art of grafting,
Wood Payphone Telephone Gas Corded phone


and lets not forget my prize winning roses,
Wood Hardwood Twig Metal Natural material
 

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#22 ·
oh lord duckie i pray for you and that…...whatever you call a yard or garden.ill get RC over there to help out.now i dont know if id call him a green thumb but he's pretty good with chainsaws and heavy equipment that you look to need.just please have plenty on bandages on hand so when he cuts something off,as in body parts you can at least get him to a hospital ok ?
 
#25 ·
about 10 years ago we had a hummer start to build a nest in a bush,never finished and disappeared ? it's funny they will build a nest maybe 4 feet off the ground.if i was that small id go as high as i could-lol. with those long beaks or whatever you call em it''s amazing they can even make a nest.this one was mostly very fine grass and hair !
 
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