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Today I transplanted huge Western Sword ferns which were growing on my compost heap. They are massive and elegant and I simply love them in my garden. Seems simple enough, but hope they take.
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Western Sword ferns (Polystichum
munitum) Wood fern family
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Then
I spotted some Deer Ferns, a shapely fern with leathery basal fronds
which stays evergreen and added these to my garden as well. (Blechnum
spicant)
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| This is a view into the forest |
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| Even the forest has loads of work for us to attend to |
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in the forest
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| our new apple trees |
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| Blue berry bush which needs pruning too |
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| always hunting and on the look out |
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| an empty patch .... |
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| some beans came up |
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| cleaned these old branches up |
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| looking a little better |
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| Woodpecker at work .... really????? |
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| we all like to garden |
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| loads of these around |
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| study blog - the love of my life |
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| clean up and unpack |
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| a little love and a start to a great garden |
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| finding loads of rubbish bins like these in the forest - could be my sawdust kiln |
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The
move to our new home went well and thanks to our friends for all the
help, the many Donuts and coffee, we are all settled in.
What
a gorgeous place this is. So quiet except for the bull frogs, even
heard the Coyotes the other night. Keeping my animals with me and
inside at night. The vegetable garden was empty and although late we
managed to get some seeds going. I cheated and bought some vegy
plants.
Radishes
are all happy as they show their tiny leaves almost immediately.
Its
overwhelming really, how much work is needed here. It took us 2
weekends to cut the much overgrown grass and now the challenge is to
keep it short. I have to divide my time in the garden and the home
equally and find there is no time left for pottery or even drawing.
The
forest is beautiful and yet no garden or flowering border around this house at all. I find this so strange, as there is not a tiny
flower or plant coming up anywhere and yet there is so much space.
When
we were house hunting we saw some stunning grand flower gardens, but
this one has none. We have apple trees though, and at this stage its
hard to tell which apple it is. Four large blue-berry bushes
and then all the wild bushes.
My
boxes with fragile pottery made it safely over to this side. The kiln
needs repair and the workshop needs unpacking. Every day is exciting
and too short. The garden ... its a clean palette.
and then, the other love of my life is on the other side of the Ocean. Check out her beautiful Studio at Atelier Waspe or http://ltwaspe.wordpress.com/
So proud of her.
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