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Title: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: schwarcw on November 11, 2013, 10:04:28 PM

Those of you who know me personally, understand my passion for flower gardening is equal to my love for vintage audio and music.  I spent the last two weekends removing my plants from the garden and into the mulch.  I garden predominately with annuals.  It allows me to change my garden from year to year, introduce new plants and experiment.  My garden takes a lot of planning, preparation, planting, maintenance, weeding, feeding . . . . I think you get my point.  Each year at this time it's like saying goodbye to a friend.  Please allow me to indulge with a few photographs of this years garden.  Goodbye till next year!

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P9160065.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P9160065.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/PA130001.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/PA130001.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P8120024.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P8120024.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/PA130015.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/PA130015.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P8120013.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P8120013.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P8120012.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P8120012.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/PA130004.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/PA130004.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P9190074.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P9190074.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P9160058.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P9160058.jpg.html)

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/P8260036.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/P8260036.jpg.html)

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: MacGeek on November 11, 2013, 10:15:34 PM

Carl,  It's beautiful.  I can't imagine the work you must put into it.  Are there any outdoor speakers hidden among the flowers?

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: schwarcw on November 11, 2013, 10:29:32 PM

Thanks Klaus!  No hidden speakers disguised as rocks lol!  I have thought about it!!

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on November 11, 2013, 10:32:51 PM

Congrats!   Your effort is evident.

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: SunnyDaze on November 11, 2013, 11:25:35 PM

Fantastic work! Luckily spring will be here before we know it!

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: papabearjew on November 12, 2013, 12:40:37 AM

Awesome

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: Kingman on November 12, 2013, 05:50:42 AM

Nice work!!!

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: MasterBlaster on November 12, 2013, 07:09:20 AM

Beautiful Carl!

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: gdv on November 12, 2013, 09:28:09 AM

Carl, Very nice...

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: bmwr75 on November 12, 2013, 12:57:43 PM

Very nice Carl.

I spent a couple of years while in Little Rock cultivating a nice flower garden.  Concentrated mainly on perrenials so I didn't have to replant each year.

Sadly, I drove by my old house a few years ago after a bad drought in Arkansas and the new owner had let every last plant die.

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: F1nut on November 12, 2013, 01:45:41 PM

As always Carl, simply beautiful.

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: OCCD on November 12, 2013, 05:24:31 PM

Quote from: schwarcw on November 11, 2013, 10:29:32 PM

Thanks Klaus!  No hidden speakers disguised as rocks lol!  I have thought about it!!

Your flowers would grow better and love you more.

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: schwarcw on November 12, 2013, 10:04:18 PM

Quote from: OCCD on November 12, 2013, 05:24:31 PM

Quote from: schwarcw on November 11, 2013, 10:29:32 PM

Thanks Klaus!  No hidden speakers disguised as rocks lol!  I have thought about it!!

Your flowers would grow better and love you more.

I think that I need some rock speakers.  I could play coyote howls at night to keep the deer away and the neigbors awake >:D

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on November 12, 2013, 10:12:38 PM

Looks great.  I found gardening to be a stress reliever for a while when I lived in CA.  If I had a bad day at work I would drop by the hardware store on my way home and buy a plant or a bunch and spend the next couple of hours planting them.  I had no idea what I was doing - I looked at the flowers,  found one I liked, and took it home.  I would name them after my coworkers,  particularly the ones that pissed me off the most.  At the beginning it looked crazy but eventually they all grew and it looked respectable.  Maybe I should learn how to actually do that.  Here are some sample pics of my handiwork:

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2020/2446578742_d916658fe7_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2446578742/)
misc20001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2446578742/#) by JSifontes (http://www.flickr.com/people/jsifontes/), on Flickr

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2314/2455375585_1ab191d3a6_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2455375585/)
IMG_7831.JPG (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2455375585/#) by JSifontes (http://www.flickr.com/people/jsifontes/), on Flickr

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2135/2413196306_5d4d8644a5_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2413196306/)
100-0038_IMG (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/2413196306/#) by JSifontes (http://www.flickr.com/people/jsifontes/), on Flickr

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: schwarcw on November 12, 2013, 10:46:40 PM

Very nice Pepe!!  I envy the weather in California, most everything will grow there.

I never thought about naming my flowers, Hmmmmm! :(|)

Title: Re: It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring
Post by: MacGeek on November 13, 2013, 07:36:06 PM

Very nice, but once again, I don't see any speakers.  If I named flowers after coworkers, I would end up taking a squirt on at least some of them, killing the flowers (which isn't fair to the plants).

In the spirit of full disclosure, I have no speakers in my yard either; I just kick open the patio doors and crank up the Hi Fi.  Then again, I don't spend the kind of time you must to have a garden like yours.