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The slope on the front of
our acre has been a challenge but I think after 30 years I have, won the
battle.
Every year a different
plant has been planted horizontally, across the ridge. The junipers have
held but they are a pain. Little hanging bag worms love the tender cedars,
which has caused me to necessarily prune them before the things have a
chance to hatch out from last years egg cases. Truly, I’m ready to throw
in the towel on that one. In their crescent, shaped path I have planted a
line of Apricot trees. These trees love this soil for some reason and make
nice heavy-leafed, shade trees. As soon as they get through the year the
junipers are coming out. No one else will bother with them like I do. With
their drawing the bag worms I know the little monsters would chomp their
way through the Junipers and then, finish everything else, too. I hate
taking them out because birds do like to build nests in them.
Red Bud trees have a nice
large leaf which is so good for mulch and I have planted them down the
drive and across the ridge, too. Beside those are the Purple Sage bushes.
They grow fast and so do the Red Bud trees. This is the Oklahoma state
tree and it is beautiful.
My daughter paid for a
fence and gate across the front and as a plus it is catching pine needles
before the rain washes them down the road. This is making a nicely mulched
area and will provide good soil for anything growing.
I widened the terrace like
flower bed behind the house and moved some Lamb’s ears there. They are
doing well with the change and I’m pleased about that.
The beds my little Mexican
gardener built with a pick so many years ago. He took the hard packed red
soil out and replaced it with peat moss, potting soil, and some manure.
They are all filled with vegetables instead of flowers this year. I pray
the rancher who sprayed his trees and killed all the bees will not do that
this year. I don’t think he has because we do have apples on the trees.
Last year nothing produced because there were no bees.
Here is a site where you
can see the beautiful Red Bud tree. It blooms in the early spring and is a
welcome site to Oklahomans who so many times are very tired of the winter.
http://www.terragalleria.com/america/south-east/virginia/picture.usva6997.html |
