A Productive Sunday in the Garden
We had our second day of garden work this season on Sunday. We successfully cleared the vines from the remaining portion of fence while our neighbor pulled out the old straw fence that had been attached to the metal fence on his side. In organizing the piles of stones and crap accumulated from decades of…
We had our second day of garden work this season on Sunday. We successfully cleared the vines from the remaining portion of fence while our neighbor pulled out the old straw fence that had been attached to the metal fence on his side. In organizing the piles of stones and crap accumulated from decades of neglect, we turned up these nifty vintage gardening tools as well. (Anyone know what that marble cube is? A cornerstone, perhaps?) We’re about ready to hire someone to build a new wood fence and lay bluestone in the center of the yard. We’ve decided against grass for the main center section. Perhaps on the raised portion at the back.
My wife and I try to take good care of our backyard. Unfortunately, the neighbor (who is a renter) cares not for the backyard. Consequently, there is all kinds of garbage, debris, pieces of small household appliances, old clothing (you get the picture) littering his yard. My question is whether there is anything I can do about it, other than erect a 20 foot fence, so that we don’t have to see it. Does anyone know whether the city would give him a ticket if I called them up, or is there an absolute right in the U.S. to have your backyard as filthy as you would like?
Yes, I went and got the wonderful “black gold” compost. They had it so well organized this year. You can go again next weekend. Never enough!!
Yes, I went and got the wonderful “black gold” compost. They had it so well organized this year. You can go again next weekend. Never enough!!
it’s a flagpole base
we went and picked up free compost from the parks dept this wknd. what a deal!!! and fun too. did anyone else get over there?
A six foot fence doesn’t cut off enough light to worry about it. The sun is will always be higher than the fence except near sunrise/set. I’ve had no problems with our fence and too much shade. My plants next to the part of the fence that is on the south lot line (this puts them on the north facing side) get plenty of light midday. The wood fence will provide a great backdrop for the plants. A tip- Many folks paint their fence a light color (maybe to match trim) but a dark color makes the fence recede and your plants pop forward visually. There are a lot of translucent stain colors that allow the wood show through and stain does provide protection. Cedar is rot resistant, not rot proof, as one fence guy we interviewed actually said. A little coating is helpful unless you are really digging letting it age to grey.
for mosquitos we have been spraying a commercially available garlic mixture that keeps critters at bay. you have to re-spray after rains. it has worked pretty well for us.
Vintage gardening tools?
Where I’m from we call them ‘old and rusty’.
p.s. is the marble cube perhaps a sharpening stone?