Well I suppose I am behind in my updates....
With the fruits and nuts harvested, I have done some yard work ...still digging out my property from the over growth and neglect.
I located some nice ornamental plants and shrubs along the side of the property. A couple of rhododendrons and a nice shrub called a diablo which is too close the fence I think. I think the internet said the rodos are red or white in colour ... I forget the names ...one was Lady something.
They will be pretty and they will grow...
It will rain soon and everything will green up again..
Here is a different view from the road...
Almost the line the hydro wire might take...
I have cleaned up the greenhouse a bit and am starting to think of what I might grow next year. There is a horseshoe of growing boxes with a centre island. The island is ready to go. I still need to clear the sides.
I want to put a panel over the hole in the roof and repair the door. Soon.
I have cleared most of the blackberry brambles behind the greenhouse....and have begun cutting back all the hazelnut shoots.
And I cleared out the junk in the shed... A neighbour took a load to the dump for me!
It looks a bit nicer now. I cleared out a few years of the squirrels empty hazelnut and walnut shells too!
I took the weed and feed to the local garden shop to get rid of.... Toxic stuff.
But alas, the rain 'and the gales of November came early', so it's not as much fun working outside.
The houseplans continue at a snail's pace... and it seems even backwards.
Lessons being learned the hard way, as money has been misspent.
It's a long story...
Maybe best over a bottle of red wine...
Hi. I've just read your blog from end to end. I look forward to following your progress with the house and would like to wish you luck. We went through a similar process here in the UK and lived in a caravan on site during construction. We don't get very cold winters in the UK, all except for that year, it got down to minus seventeen C and stayed there for several weeks. It's never done that here since about the last ice age. What fun! We didn't have the fruit trees, but I'm working on that now. Anyhow I wish you the best of luck with the project, have fun and keep smiling.
ReplyDeleteSorry I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed the blog, very enjoyable reading.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards
Stephen