Do You Have Design Ideas for This Rock Garden?
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What do you do with the rocks you dig out of the garden?
Comments (7)I'm glad I read these forums it makes me think my crazy questions are not so crazy and that others are dealing with the same issues. When I started putting in my veggie garden a few years ago I threw them all into a pile by the corner of the house within easy tossing distance of the veggie beds. Then I decided to build a small raised border area next to the house for some perennial herbs. Guess what? There was a big pile of rocks and stones there so I started to move them all to a new place and realized that that would be a location I would probably want to use next year. Then I wandered the back yard looking for good places to deposit them. There was a small hole under the fence that the rabbits and local cats come through. That got filled. Still a big pile of rocks to rid myself of! Maybe something decorative? No they are all clay filled chunks of ugly chert and old broken bricks the developers left behind. Maybe a ground cover somewhere? But I like growing things... Maybe in the front yard? Nope not there either... Recently I have been depositing them in the trash, but I am sure that as I continue this my yard will someday be three to four inches lower than all my neighbors' yards and my garden will become a lake. Steve...See Morerock garden design advice needed
Comments (2)Hi Marysy, Welcome to GW. Your plant sounds wonderful! I can't wait to see the pictures that you are uploading! I have a sunny rock garden that I inherited from the previous owners of our house and have spent the last 3 years moving things around and experimenting with what survives in hot rocky areas. This summer I finally put in a large shade garden that is approximately 20 x 30 ( or maybe a little longer). This area is also shaded by maples as well as oak and pines. Do you have a photobucket account? If you don't then go to www.photobucket.com and sign up, it is a free picture sharing service. After you have it set up then start uploading the pictures of your Milk House and garden area. Have two tabs open, one for your gw post and the other for your photobucket album. After the pics are uploaded then right click on the html Tag next to the photo you chose. Click on copy, switch over to the GW post and right click again in the follow up message, then click on paste. You will be able to see your picture after you click on preview. While in photobucket you are able to resize your pictures for posting. For better detail I would choose the message board size for posting to message boards....See MoreWhat vegetables do you grow and what style garden do you have?
Comments (15)I'm still in the process of digging my veggie garden, but next year I should be done part of it so that I can get started growing something. My garden is a very large raised bed, which I am dividing with paths into small, 3 1/2 ft wide beds that I won't need to stand on ever. With our heavy clay soil, anything to cut down on compaction will be good for the plants. In the center of my garden I plan to have a small circular bed with some roses growing in it. I plan to plant in blocks and rows; I like vegetable gardens to be ornamental as well as practical. This style of gardening is called a potager, and is supposed to be popular in europe. As for what I intend to grow: potatoes, different varieties lettuce, spinach, corn, zucchini, yellow summer squash, carrots, peas, beans, beets, broccoli and cauliflower from seed. I will use transplants for: tomatoes, cucumbers, winter squash, peppers, eggplant and pumpkin. I would also like to try cantaloupe and watermelon transplants, though I know they'll be iffy depending on the year. Lots of freezing, lots of canning, lots of fresh eating! Before I plant all of those, we do intend to insulate and went a corner in our basement for a root cellar as well. I'll have to wait and see what plants end up being too finicky (maybe cauliflower!) and get knocked off the list....See MoreWhere do you post your garden design ideas?
Comments (3)I post most on my local area forum (New England) which is quite active. I also sometimes post on perennials, shrubs and here. Mostly I am posting what I already have planted, not asking for input on plans. I don't draw planting plans, however, but I do plan in my head, and usually lay out everything in a new or refurbished bed before planting anything. I think we have fewer issues with regular water here in New England than you do (my memory is that you are further west, though your profile doesn't say), though this spring we have gone 3 weeks, much of it windy with temperatures in the 70's and 80's (unseasonably warm) without a drop. I would welcome rain about now as our fire danger is high. Usually we get regular rain, and I don't worry about watering other than the veggie garden. But I do plant in zones where the plants that may need water if we go for longer than a month without rain are within range of hoses. Along the edge of the woods, I haul water in jugs for the first year after planting if needed, and then after that the plants are on their own to survive or not. Like you, I plant natives in areas farther from the house which for me is along the woodland and wetland edges....See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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