More daffodils planted

A beautiful fall day today - we haven't had many of those! I planted more bulbs - Ice Follies, Golden Ducat, and Unsurpassable daffodils. Ice Follies is white and yellow and Golden Ducat has a many-petalled center. Most of them went into the rose garden, where the fading foliage will be hid by baby's breath or the annuals I plant along the edge.

A find from the woods

As I was tromping through the woods taking some fall pictures, I came across this hunk of wood. It is a big, old knot from one of the oak trees. I hauled it around front - next spring I will fill it with dirt and plant some annuals in it.

Fall color

The leaves are finally showing some color!

New cutting garden - ready for spring!

A cutting garden has been on my mind for some time. I laid down 800 pounds of compost, then black landscape fabric and mulch. In the spring, this should be ready for planting.

Hens and Chicks

Last weekend, I planted like crazy and moved mulch like mad!! I found some bargain plants and got them in the ground. I love the way this hen and chick picks up the red in the iron ore rock from northern Minnesota. Oh, and the mulch pile - gone!! Yahoo!!

Snow?

There is snow in the forecast tonight. It has been very cool (only 23 degrees this morning at 5:30 - so we've had a hard freeze). I was able to get some plants in the ground Wednesday evening and tonight I moved a tree and planted a purple smokebush. I still have a pagoda dogwood shrub and about a dozen perennials to plant, plus another hundred or so bulbs.

And the mulch pile, while it has shrunk, is still hulking in the driveway.

I am hoping that the weather will warm up again, but the pressure is on - will I get my plants and bulbs in the ground before the snow comes and stays and will we get the mulch out of the driveway and where it belongs?

Shrub border - mulched

It was not the best day to be working outside, but work we did! Now that the mulch has been added to the shrub border, it is really looking nice. Just another 12 feet or so to go and it will be done.

New White Fir

I found this nice little white fir at a half price sale Saturday morning. (It was cold and drizzling, but a sale is a sale!) I know it is a bit late to plant evergreens. I will just make sure that I keep it well-watered. It's soft color will show beautifully against the dark evergreens behind it.