MY GARDEN, SHARE YOURS
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wsteinhoff
Shohin
Pallets and cinder blocks. Nothing spectacular but at least they're
off the ground. Pics from a few weeks ago. Ignore the brown leaves in the second photo. It's not dead just ripped from its pot by a duck.
This I built yesterday with some scrap wood for succulents that needed more shade and it could make a nice bonsai bench idea. The frame is boards ripped to roughly 2x3". The top is old fencing boards to give that old farm style look. The rot was wire brushed off the old boards and it brought out a lot of detail in them. The rest of it will be stained with an age accelerator of steel wool and vinegar then it'll all be sealed so the newer looking wood of the frame matches the old top boards more.
off the ground. Pics from a few weeks ago. Ignore the brown leaves in the second photo. It's not dead just ripped from its pot by a duck.
This I built yesterday with some scrap wood for succulents that needed more shade and it could make a nice bonsai bench idea. The frame is boards ripped to roughly 2x3". The top is old fencing boards to give that old farm style look. The rot was wire brushed off the old boards and it brought out a lot of detail in them. The rest of it will be stained with an age accelerator of steel wool and vinegar then it'll all be sealed so the newer looking wood of the frame matches the old top boards more.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
I've posted mine a few times before in other threads so people might be tired of it. But what the hell. I took this the other night after a nice rain. I always like the look of things after a rain. It seems fresher.
I had plans to replace the mulch with gravel this year but the reality of the work that would be involved set in and I just re-mulched.
I had plans to replace the mulch with gravel this year but the reality of the work that would be involved set in and I just re-mulched.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
I love late afternoons in the garden.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
I like your view more....
namnhi
Masterpiece
Finally spent some time in the past few weekends to tidy thing up.
namnhi
Masterpiece
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RobertB
Chumono
Hell of a garden.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
That low angle sun is so lovely.I love late afternoons in the garden.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
namnhi
Masterpiece
At this stage, my main goal is to keep them alive. Am hoping to have a bit more time dedicated to this hobby in about 5 more years.... (my youngest would be 7 by then). Like @Dav4, I don't want to waste any time so I start with a lot of seedlings. The pines in one of the photo is a seedling about 10 years ago.
Everyday after work I just water them which takes about 30 minutes. If I want to do anything else, I have to do it on the weekends from 6:00 - 8:00 AM.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
I'm surprised in Houston that you only have to water once a day.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Some of them seem a little wilted at the end of the day. I only have 2 in bonsai pots. The rest are still in training pot.I'm surprised in Houston that you only have to water once a day.
Dav4
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It's the humidity. I never water more then once a day... except for a day like yesterday... temps in the 90's with dew points in the 50's. Once dew points get into the low to mid 60's, the soil stays damp even in full sun.I'm surprised in Houston that you only have to water once a day.
coachspinks
Chumono
We just had 3-4 great days here in Georgia! Dew points back in the 70's soon though.
Steven1969s
Shohin
Steven1969s
Shohin
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A few shots of my backyard today… 2 PM and it’s 86° out there and a bit muggy… Almost perfect 
