tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post5995295758812295867..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: What's On Your List?Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69564933378793009572008-03-06T09:46:00.000-06:002008-03-06T09:46:00.000-06:00Everyone,I am typing without my computer glasses, ...Everyone,<BR/><BR/>I am typing without my computer glasses, so I am hovering over the keys..LOL...I appreciate all your comments, Dave, great idea with the thyme, meems, fabulous to be added, Anna, Happy Halloween to you, and Melanie...ambitious list and you are right #10 is the important one...<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-78054164932249132432008-03-05T22:02:00.000-06:002008-03-05T22:02:00.000-06:00oh the lists! love them/hate them. Since we've bee...oh the lists! love them/hate them. Since we've been gardening down here for the last 6 weeks I am well on my way checking off my spring to-do's. The only problem is I keep adding to it as I go... just like all my lists. :-)<BR/><BR/>Number 10 is one I need to add- I forget to remind myself of that one. Thanks. (I've added your blog to my blog roll- hope you don't mind)<BR/><BR/>Meems@ HoeandShovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-41957329379179832612008-03-05T21:37:00.000-06:002008-03-05T21:37:00.000-06:00Gail, I was thinking how ambitious your list was w...Gail, I was thinking how ambitious your list was when I saw number 10. Glad you are going about this the right way!<BR/><BR/>Soil conditioning is going to be a big "to do" here this year.Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-30803735089541165982008-03-05T21:16:00.000-06:002008-03-05T21:16:00.000-06:00That's a good list. Your grass sounds like a smart...That's a good list. Your grass sounds like a smart choice. Are you going to add goats to your list? I've only got one old goat and he's still wearing the wedding ring I gave him. He grazes well but it's just the pantry. I keep saying I'm going to go less maintenance but then I see something I like and that idea goes out the window. Happy Halloween!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21268675717180173052008-03-05T20:45:00.000-06:002008-03-05T20:45:00.000-06:00Lists never end! Mine just gets longer and longer...Lists never end! Mine just gets longer and longer. Starting on the seed planting though. In fact I more lists to make. Like the "To be Propagated list" the "To Be Bought List" and everything else on the big to do list. I'm not sure how this will grow in your yard but Thyme might be a good ground cover for your lawn area.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39078154463664271242008-03-05T16:09:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:09:00.000-06:00Frances,can you feel it...I am having acid soil en...Frances,<BR/><BR/>can you feel it...I am having acid soil envy....beneath the azaleas! I decided to risk sure death and planted pjms near the porch where I can tend to them but we'll see! I will look into the acorus sounds nice.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28072114014553670942008-03-05T14:03:00.000-06:002008-03-05T14:03:00.000-06:00Great post and so true, cutting back on the mainte...Great post and so true, cutting back on the maintenance is crucial to your health. One of the first things we did here was get rid of the front lawn, there is a small side lawn for child's play is all that is left. I used low shrubs with yellow acorus grass underneath. That grass is evergreen and the yellow pops. It is clumping but the clumps do enlarge. The wild strawberry and wild violets are there also but can't be stopped. They are low and look sort of nice under the azaleas, barberries and winterberry hollies. The curb side is lined with liriope, interplanted with daffodils. It was tons of work planting all that but our front yard is fairly small. Weeding was done the first couple of years, but now I only pull the tall stuff and the shrubs have grown enough to shade out a lot of the weeds. Acorus likes wet or dry, sun or shade, BTW. Hope you don't try and do it all at once, maybe section it off, to save your back! Good luck,<BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-65572108589608678372008-03-05T11:25:00.000-06:002008-03-05T11:25:00.000-06:00Tina,Publicity is good, yes?! thanks, oh yes lime...Tina,<BR/><BR/>Publicity is good, yes?! thanks, oh yes limestone, nearly neutral soil.<BR/><BR/>Joy,<BR/><BR/>I want to do way more than I can. What I find the hardest about getting rid of grass...is that my beds are huge and they need something strong to make them pop...traditionally grass can do that, but I like to complicate so I want something just not turf.<BR/><BR/>I am thinking about retiring some areas....<BR/><BR/>yes we are a funny people. <BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54491366280454656902008-03-05T10:54:00.000-06:002008-03-05T10:54:00.000-06:00Gail !Your list is like mine but you have a much b...Gail !<BR/>Your list is like mine but you have a much bigger area to "tame" and control than I do .. so yes .. remember that you can NOT do everything and that you DO have to rest !<BR/>I have to remember that TOO !<BR/>I also want to get rid of our front lawn .. it is going to be tricky to find the right plants and look for it .. I would like it with scattered slate stones and plantings in-between the stones such as thyme and "steppables" .. I have so many things I want to do it can become overwhelming .. we are a funny people .. work ourselves into the ground and yet loving it wholeheartedly : )<BR/>Great post !<BR/>JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-72607547908381369132008-03-05T10:41:00.000-06:002008-03-05T10:41:00.000-06:00good post as always! i have to smile at the listin...good post as always! i have to smile at the listing outback! been there done that! just be careful you don't pop the springs! haven't had that misfortune yet. great list and i look forward to seeing that native grass. i talked about your blog and garden at our county tree steward training last night. the fact it is that calcerous soil. right? limestone area? interesting. lots of folks have that soil and can be challenging.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com