It has been a good week in the garden with the patio almost complete, just the polymeric sand to be brushed in and the grading smoothed out. A footpath will be added towards the end of the project. There will be no work in the garden today – strong winds and rain with snow forecast for later in the day. A bit more design work in the offing.
Week 2 will involve preparation for the herb garden and herbaceous border so we have to nail down the specifics before Monday. We have always fancied a herb garden and have decided to make a raised bed to accommodate this. This idea came from our Northern Crew. The Girl on the Hudson built a small one for our grandchildren, Cob(6) and AL(3) to help them get involved with gardening. Space was limited so it ended up 4’x4’ – but so productive. Strawberries,peppers,sage,rosemary and cilantro have already been grown – and the kiddies are totally involved. There is a growing interest in worms, bugs and lizards as well as the plants themselves.
We have no plan yet as to what we will grow but the hope is that we can get our grandaughter, Rosie (2), from the Southern Crew, as interested in plants and bugs. Our initial plan was for 3 small beds but on reflection it will be much more cost effective to go for a single bed. The available space is well defined so the size should be easy to establish. If the wind dies down a bit before the snow comes I will measure up – perhaps after coffee!
Coffee and lunch but a pause in the snow allowed us to measure 12’ x 8’ – a nice size. Constructed from 6”x 6” pressure treated timber posts, stacked 3 high,giving a bed 18” high – 4 cu yd of soil. Will see if Umberto agrees with this tomorrow!
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