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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 2:13:50 PM
I just wanted to share an idea with you. My friend's mother has a house in town. Every year she hires a tractor guy to come and till up the whole yard, except for a few perennials. Then she turns her yard into a garden. The whole thing, there is no grass anywhere. My friend comes home to help her make beds, lay out soaker hoses, and plant every year. Then she even plants cover crops for the winter, Fava beans last year.
I have to return a dish to her, so I will take a picture to show you guys as soon as I do. She has her own farm in town, I love walking on the paths and seeing what is growing. Last time I was there they hadn't tilled yet and there was volunteer poppies and bachelor buttons everywhere.
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 1:59:41 PM
Shannon,
That is so cool! Kudos to you & your mom, you truly will reap the benefites of a productive garden.
tata-4-now
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| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 11:24:22 AM
Shannon, sometimes depends on where you are from. If you're used to plentiful water and move to a dry area, you either adapt or hang on to your old way of living and go against nature. My hubby is 4th generation Coloradoan and it's a way of life to xeriscape to him. Most of the Rocky Mountain West is semi-arid, and it's a crime to squander precious resources just to foster a desire to have a big bluegrass lawn. Some folks think if they can pay for something, it's all good. pffsstt!!! I think most everyone that frequents this forum has a deep respect for the land, so I'm most likely singing to the choir~ROFL!!
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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 08:44:10 AM
Bonne, I just went home to Colorado. After having my gardens and flowers here, I noticed hardly anyone had flowers, not alone gardens from Idaho-Colorado(except, Vernal, Utah. Vernal, even had a yard contest every month that was announced on the radio)
When I asked my family members about it, they all claimed because there wasn't enough water. Then I watched them water there lawns for a couple hours everyday. I'm glad some people GET IT!
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| junkjunkie |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 06:29:58 AM
That's a really great idea! You are making use of rain water effectively, without going to waste...and getting a functional garden to boot. Not only that, it looks beautiful! I think it's a good way to prevent erosion and water run off. I'm not sure, but I think I read somewhere about rain gardens. Some areas are encouraging residents to plant them to conserve rain water. Thanks for the photos!
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| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 4:40:13 PM
In Colorado, water is at a premium. My husband thought wasting water on a lawn was
obscene, so he built several raised garden beds for me, and now we just have a little patch down the center of our yard to mow. When we first moved into the house it was all lawn~now it's all vegetable/herb/fruit/flower gardens and grape arbors. Took a while to get it all constructed, but oh, so worth it!!
Your friend's mom is doing a wonderful thing!!
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| mkmomus |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 08:32:57 AM
WOW! What a great garden. That inspires me. I live in NC and we have clay. I think next year (if I am still in this house) I will have raised beds, of course I don't think it will look like that yet. Thanks fo the pics.
Merle |
| Shirlaroo |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 12:02:03 AM
Those pictures are so impressive. What a great garden.
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Aug 03 2007 : 5:36:37 PM
That is a WOW. I have always thought a row of potatoes across the front would look nice because they have such pretty flowers. White, pink and bluey purple. MB
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 12:54:28 PM
wow!
Alee
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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 12:39:24 PM
Here's some pictures, there is even more around the back too. She could easily make money at farmer's market with this too. Just a thought.
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 05:42:31 AM
Really creative idea, Shannon. I'll be looking forward to the pics!
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| Shirlaroo |
Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 12:05:14 AM
Sounds like a very pretty garden. Can't wait to see the pic. I have kikuyu grass in my yard. It is a pain in the grass (with out the G). It gets all through my beds. Good for the cows, but not for my garden.
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| Buttercup |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 9:03:37 PM
That is neat what your mom does! I can't wait to see a picture! Thank you for sharing!
Hugz!
Talitha
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 3:21:52 PM
LOL-
Well now, I like grass for putting Nora down and letting her play. I like the feeling of walking around barefoot in good grass- but a little patch of grass fills my desire for grass- most everything else is best to be a garden!
Alee
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 3:11:45 PM
A friend of mine always said 'Grass is only good for holding down the dirt until you plant a garden'. So true. MB
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| janetinva123 |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 2:55:35 PM
I've always thought growing gass was a waste of time and effort. if you can eat it or put it in a vase then don't grow in my yard.
Jc
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