The garden is looking great this spring. We had a mild winter it seems and everything just wanted to get started early. Luckily we didn’t have any late freezes or snows so everything is on time, if not a little early. Our Peonies are a bit early, as even our neighbors are still in bud, ours have bloomed and are even starting to fall apart. … Continue reading Full-Swing Spring 2019 Part III
Something I made on Canva. Happy Spring in the Garden everyone! © 2019 Michael Roseberry. Photos taken with Nikon D3300. Continue reading But seriously folks…
Stay tuned…more to come! © 2019 Michael Roseberry. Photos taken with Nikon D3300. Continue reading Full-Swing Spring 2019 Part II
Spring is in full swing here in the 804. Wonderful, colorful sights to behold. I’ve been choring up every chance I get, pulling the heavy, cool season Spring weeds. We’ve had copious amounts of rain and warmer weather, so everything is wanting to pop up, pop out and just plain pop! We’ve taken a hiatus from planting anything really this year so far, with the … Continue reading Full-Swing Spring 2019
Lots of chores in the yard the last couple of weeks. Temps in the 70s for a few days and then we woke up with temps in the high 20s this morning, Here are some highlights from the garden the past couple of weeks. More to come as the weather gets warmer, and the plants awaken. Please enjoy! Copyright 2019 Michael Roseberry. Photos taken with Nikon … Continue reading Early Spring 2019
This is a redux of a post I did last March. Now is a good time for some proper maintenance on some of the shrubs around the garden. Please enjoy! There seems to be some confusion as to when and how to prune Hydrangea. I know I still have to remember the few rules, seemingly every year. I know how and when to prune one … Continue reading How and when to prune Hydrangea – REDUX
The weather here has been as unpredictable as a tRump speech. Warm one day, cold another, rain, yes rain for untold amounts off and on for several days in a row and now a snowstorm called for the next couple of days. The other day on a brief respite from the torrential rain, the sun peeked out and I was able to walk around the … Continue reading There’s something happening…
The last two days of unseasonably warm weather must not be wasted. So my wife told me. So I set off to reclaim the last 30 feet of my property from the wilds of the large swath of yet untamed woodland behind our house. Good weather, the absence of biting insects (or so I thought) and poison ivy led me to tackle this now or … Continue reading Reclamation
We survived. The Polar Vortex is gone. For now. In fact, the temps are supposed to rise this week and reach the 70s! Unreal! But I’ll take it. We were luckier than most in the country. We got down a couple of mornings to 11°F or -11.666°C or even colder sounding -117.5°De. Silly French astronomers. I huddled my outdoor bonsai together and covered them with … Continue reading Goodbye Polar Vortex
It started and then stopped. Then we got hit with a second round. Still, all in all not that bad, but more freezing rain and sleet, with a little bit of snow thrown in. ©2019 Michael Roseberry. Photos taken with Nikon D3300. Thank you to our sponsor! Continue reading Winter Storm Gia. Round II
