So, an update. We've been busy: 60 by 60 feet of deer fence up. Veggie garden -- all 40 by 30 feet of it -- tilled. Some plantings in: kale, parsley, sorrel, red cabbage. Tomato starts are still in house -- will put in garden this weekend. Fruit trees planted: apple, plum, pear.
Most of the perennial herbs transplanted from old garden into new: tarragon, lavender, garlic chives, Berggarten sage. Cannot believe I have to buy new onion chives and get lemon balm and anise hyssop divisions from a friend -- my old plants disappeared? Basil varieties seeded in house. Planted new oregano (this one from Northern Dutchess Botanical Gardens has a great scent!)
Day, Oriental and Asiatic lilies transplanted and some about to bloom. Hostas, rhubarb, raspberries and gooseberries transplanted from old garden, for the most part. (Some are still there -- do I leave them at this point?) Six highbush blueberry plants -- some transplanted from old garden, some new -- all full of berries!
Created cutting garden bed - planted perennials and will seed annuals this weekend. Planted extra echinacea seedings amongst raspberries, where within 6 hours they were eaten to the ground. (Gr@#!dhog?)
Siberian iris transplanted and ready to bloom. Bearded iris dug up from old garden and hanging out in the garage to be replanted. Ferns still need to be dug up at old garden. Roses (new plants and older roses I've dug up from old garden) still need to be planted.
So why am I sitting here typing? ;-)
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