tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119836929656598842008-05-15T07:49:26.925-05:00Outside ClydeChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-10421633179419433912008-05-14T20:40:00.002-05:002008-05-14T21:29:58.957-05:00Another Row To HoeThis will be the biggest roadside vegetable garden in quite a few years. Age and the distance from the house had been shrinking the garden down to a few tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. If needed, the east end, another fourty by twenty foot space can still be reclaimed. For now it will remain in wildflowers. Before I go whole hog, I want to see what challenges I will be facing.
This new row had Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-90115736449464395672008-05-13T23:29:00.002-05:002008-05-13T23:46:02.538-05:00Breaking Garden TaboosA vegetable garden planted with the warm season tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, peppers and melons four days before the final frost date. The lettuce, radish, spinach, sugar snap peas and broccoli have been up for about three weeks, growing slowly in the cool and surviving an icy winter blast.
And horror of horrors the whole thing is mulched with fresh from the tree trimmers truck, woodChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-1919597472019863932008-05-12T09:39:00.002-05:002008-05-13T08:39:31.944-05:00A Full Day and NightMothers Day 2008 will be a day to remember. It was marked by two other auspicious events.
Unable to contain myself, the vegetable garden was planted with the peppers, tomato, cucumber, squash and melons starts, four days before the last frost date. After a morning of rain, the skies cleared and a warm sun and moist soils made for easy planting. It looked like it was going to be a beautiful day.
Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-71216814013123362702008-05-11T10:50:00.008-05:002008-05-11T11:12:43.556-05:00Gardening MothersDid I get lucky or what to have Bulbarella for my mother.
Several generations of avid gardener's genetic material resides in me from both sides.
I consider that an important gift.
Happy Mothers Day to my mom and to all the women out there in the gardening world who share this gift with children.Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-30322728454688611702008-05-10T21:29:00.005-05:002008-05-10T22:26:49.802-05:00Loopy403 Error Message was all was I getting on any Blogger blog for quite some time yesterday. I assume they were down for maintenance. A more appropriate message couldn't be that difficult for them.
There has been lots of nail pounding in the last two days. Metal straps and brackets are being attached all over the cozy little cabin. The main girders were strapped to the cement columns. Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-17083342451922672352008-05-10T07:42:00.007-05:002008-05-10T08:50:26.834-05:00Prelude To The RhododendronThe focus often falls on the wide variety flowering perennials. They do tend to dominate most of the space.
There are shrubs here as well, less by percentage than in a more conventional garden. The dominating forest trees limit the need for the structure shrubs can bring to a garden and the shade limits those that will do well.
One shrub enjoys these conditions and Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-52651537353171955382008-05-08T16:41:00.015-05:002008-05-08T22:11:33.967-05:00Squeezed InThere is always room for one more thing. It isn't a bad idea either to wind the bulb season down with some late bloomers. Ornithogalum nutans fits the bill. It does have oddly gray/green colored petals, but hey it's different.
Camassia quamash also blooms. The wait for the Alliums to fully open continues.
The San Francisco branch of OutsideClyde got some attention Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-45499995464304586922008-05-07T20:30:00.008-05:002008-05-07T21:22:46.061-05:00The Forest FloorDelpinium tricorne, Trillium grandiflorum and the faint pink glow of Geranium.
Phacelia purshii
Dodecatheon meadia
Iris cristata
Geranium maculatum
Trillium grandiflorum
Just a few of the things growing on the forest floor.Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-13627383156163349332008-05-06T22:18:00.000-05:002008-05-06T22:24:21.098-05:00Unfolding IrisI voted for the first time in my new state today at the Fines Creek North Carolina Volunteer Fire Department for the next president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, who will be making history as the first Hawaiian president. You would have to have lived in Hawaii, to know its hapa culture, to understand that before anything else, Obama is Hawaiian.
They had to call the county electionChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-56174144645729491762008-05-06T19:58:00.003-05:002008-05-06T22:35:23.002-05:00A Spring MeadowThere is almost too much to keep up with. How will I ever find the time for a real job.
It is time though to devote scheduled set days to my clients. If I have to restart my own business, I need to get out there and present myself.
I could stay busy all day, every day on this mountain. That is a nice thought. I'll think it. Aaahh, that was nice.
A burn Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-54722060112622130912008-05-05T21:53:00.004-05:002008-05-06T21:48:03.297-05:00Pulsating Orbs
In Purple PulsationsChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-89419622838627179542008-05-04T20:56:00.000-05:002008-05-06T21:48:14.995-05:00The Trilliums BlushHigh Spring has definitely arrived down in Clyde. I spent two days weeding and mulching at Client #1's and will go back again tomorrow. All of a sudden things have begun to grow quickly. I think it is time to go at least once a week now.
I was almost too tired to wander into the forest when I got home, but there was something in there I needed to find.
One of the things I found was Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-51641341141826414232008-05-03T08:43:00.009-05:002008-05-03T15:46:57.477-05:00A Hoe's LifeI must admit that my experience with Hoes is limited. I am a firm believer in a protective layer of mulch. It doesn't hurt to take a walk on the wild side every so often and that wild and crazy gal, Carol at May Dreams Gardens, is at again. Visit her Hoe Central for your chance to get down with Hoes from around the world.
The single hoe that resides at OutsideClyde has a very zen lifestyle. In Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-15296978124492852332008-05-02T20:02:00.002-05:002008-05-07T21:24:48.057-05:00Under The Apple TreeWe all may like to fantasize, just a little, that one day our gardens might become a mecca, such a stunning display of horticulture and design that it is a must see for those in the know. I have a long way to go to reach mecca. I may never actually get there, but I can fantasize, and plant my way towards such a lofty goal.
Right now my "garden" is home to the pits, the $500 holes Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-41942467753711595422008-05-01T22:22:00.001-05:002008-05-07T21:23:07.203-05:00Just JackChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-74110049140303091402008-04-30T22:26:00.001-05:002008-05-07T21:24:22.813-05:00DogwoodChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-37660506012817986922008-04-29T19:58:00.007-05:002008-04-29T21:07:45.462-05:00SurvivorsA wicked snow and cold snuck in during the middle of the night. It was not precipitous. The gray days and rain had cooled things considerably the two days before. I was caught unprepared. For others, after millenia of adjustments, it was just another day on the mountain, with a cool drink.
The Stonecrop, Sedum ternatum looks best in more sun and spare conditions, forming a more compact and Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-83394759610930460522008-04-29T07:58:00.004-05:002008-04-29T08:13:46.136-05:00Aaack!!It was only supposed to go down to 36 degrees according to the weather diagnosis.
I didn't bring anything in.
I was going to do that tonight when the diagnosis called for patchy frost.
I'm not too worried about the gardens and all the plants in the ground. They have been through a lot and come out smiling.
But who will survive and who will Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-37918841535723632722008-04-28T20:22:00.001-05:002008-05-07T21:24:22.814-05:00A PeonyChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-39254306573478320092008-04-27T13:57:00.005-05:002008-05-07T21:23:42.694-05:00A Hillside Tapestry BeginsA gray and rainy day was perfect for relocating some things that fell out of the ground at the resident gardeners place. No I did not dig up this pink Azalea.
The diffused light was good for taking pictures when I woke up quite late this morning. I must have needed the extra rest.
The Rhododendrons, Dogwoods, Cherry Trees and Azaleas now believe it is spring, and Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-13328380438939317892008-04-26T14:44:00.007-05:002008-05-07T21:24:02.175-05:00Three Trilliums And A Little JackStarting with pure white, both large and small, the Trilliums have begun to deviate.
A faint pink blush.
This is indeed pink. These may be shades of Trillium cernuum in the after glow.
Trillium erectum is decidedly red.
No need to worry about relocating the same Jack In The Pulpits, Arisaema triphyllum. They tend to grow alone, not inChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-50052959937578337192008-04-26T00:10:00.000-05:002008-04-25T23:17:08.578-05:00By The Side Of The RoadAlong a Scenic Highway
A few spare tires.
I added a few more to the pile.
I do what I can to keep our section scenic.Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-17897517036722451302008-04-25T20:19:00.002-05:002008-05-07T21:25:10.620-05:00Garden Art
The Ten Commandments $400.Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-30769556522963411382008-04-24T20:50:00.008-05:002008-05-07T21:25:24.565-05:00Larkspur and Dames RocketIf I cross the highway or go over the hill into the Kingdom of Madison I tend to find different kinds of wild things. That little bit of variation in orientation on the mountain can change the character of the inhabitants. Yesterday I began the major chop for reclaiming a flower garden at Client #2's and found this along the wide trail headed into the woods.
It is Delphinium Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-60746071820377379232008-04-22T19:38:00.015-05:002008-04-23T22:53:49.354-05:00A Garden In New EarthTen months ago a bulldozer and a trackhoe were grading a new road and creating a wide level spot on the point of a narrow ridge in the wilderness. Today the walls of a small cabin are going up on the post and pier foundation and the floor that was built last fall. Two small flower beds have been cleared, mulched and planted. Other new plants have been placed in various spots around what will Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com