Re: Moved to a new area recently
Debbie O'Donnell wrote:
>
> Welcome to the South Rita. I agree hardily DOWN WITH MOWING GRASS PLANT MORE
> PERENNIALS!!!!I was wondering about your garden spot. What is your soil
> like? Is it clay? How much sun/shade do you have in the area you plan on
> gardening in? If you haven't been there long I would suggest watching a
> season to see what happens in your yard.
well, there is the added problem that this is new construction in a
county setting. So when the woods were cleared there were no plants
left. The woods is now pushed over to the end of our plot and it is too
far away to offer any shade.
We have basically a bare yard. SOrt of an empty canvas. I have to start
literally from the ground up!
The dirt is heavy clay. If the pets are out in it with the rainy
season, I think I could make a sculpture from the clay between their
toes! It is really a mess. I am use to fairly good black top soil in
Illinois. Is there something the gardeners with clay work into the soil
to make it more loamy?
It seems the yard is going to be mostly sunny on three sides, the north
east and west with the south shaded from the morning sun now. I don't
know how that will change in the summer or spring.
I really like to garden and since being here have all the time I can to
get it in order. There is a beautiful garden in my head, I just have to
make it less than a dream.
When the trees are in full leaf it
> will look alot different than now. Alot of perennials will grow in Alabama
> or Illinois but some will do better here than there and visa versa. >Three books that I use alot that are probably at your local library are, The
> Southeren Gardener's Book of List By Lois Chaplin, Passalong Plants by
> Felder Rushing and Allen Armitage on Perennials. Another good site on the
> web is a forum dedicated to Southeren gardeners http://www.gardenweb.com/
I already cut and pasted that into my bookmarks. Thanks. I think I am
going to like this list. There really is not much to add to the
description of my yard. It is barren right now except for the grass seed
that survived the flooding in this area. We have had some really wet
weather. At least down south it is in the wet form instead of snow. I
think I will like the winters here much better than up north.
I had to leave all my houseplant behind including my "christmas" tree
which I had for five years. I bought anothe one this year. They are
norfolk pines. Will it do alright in the outdoors here in the summer
months?
I regretted leaving my angelwing begonia behind as I had searched for
one for a long time.
Well, I could type about my plant yearnings all day. I better end this
post and get it mailed.
Tell us more about your gardening site and give us some hints as to the
type
> of things you might enjoy.
> debbieo zn7 Atlanta
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