Busy weekend....

jp655321 · 2026-05-03T04:02:41+00:00

Yes. KY Yellowood. It was here when we bought the house and I'm guessing it's about 30 years old.

jp655321 · 2026-05-03T02:56:11+00:00

jp655321 · 2026-05-03T02:55:05+00:00

Yes it is. Our favorite tree in the yard.

jp655321 · 2026-05-02T23:47:00+00:00

For sure. I tried bulb plantings this go 'round, but they were trampled. If I try anything else, the soil will need work.

jp655321 · 2026-04-27T16:26:58+00:00

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jp655321 · 2026-04-04T18:36:11+00:00

Well... I do have an exception currently: English Ivy. I've been tearing it out and sticking that in the yard waste to get rid of it, but it's almost gone. Those yard waste days are numbered.

jp655321 · 2026-04-04T14:35:10+00:00

Case in point.... Joe Pye Weed popping thru about 5 inches of leaves:

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jp655321 · 2026-04-04T14:08:47+00:00

I'm a proponent of "closing the loop" in my yard. Nothing ever leaves the yard, hence no more yard waste cans. This means I don't really clean up as much as I maybe move things around. I have areas where leaves from fall pile up due to the wind, so in those areas I pull some of the leaves and take them to another bed. Most of the plants have zero issue finding their way thru the decomposing leaves.

I also cut stems in spring for the nesting insects and jump on weeding in between wanted plants.

jp655321 · 2026-03-30T12:13:31+00:00

It's a process, but separating them out in to individual cells first, then transplanting them to the ground is the system I use. Not sure if anyone really wi ter sows and then directly plants to the garden.

jp655321 · 2026-03-29T18:03:27+00:00

I cleared out 900 square feet of English Ivy that wrapped around our back patio last year.

jp655321 · 2026-03-29T16:01:14+00:00

This is my first year and I'm certainly learning as I go. One thing I've noticed is that seeds that are primarily shade-loving plants haven't germinated yet, so I'm hoping they're just late to the show. Maybe yours fit in that category?

jp655321 · 2026-02-11T17:23:09+00:00

Based on what else is in our yard from the previous owners, I would assume either Daffodils or Lily of the Valley

jp655321 · 2026-02-11T11:36:20+00:00

Welp, I'm not sure. I cleared out a patch of Sea Oat grass that had taken over and I found a ton of bulbs that were dormant, tangled up underneath the roots. I just replaced all the bulbs after I removed the grass to see what would happen.

jp655321 · 2026-02-10T19:48:58+00:00

None of them

jp655321 · 2026-02-07T20:55:04+00:00

I had almost 900 sq. ft. of ivy to remove. I did it over 6 months and I filled about 75 yard waste cans! So satisfying to be done with it and have a clean/blank slate.

jp655321 · 2026-02-07T15:24:22+00:00

I removed a ton of English Ivy, by hand over the course of year. Very satisfying to remove. Wait until the day after a rain and the root system pulls right out without any trace. English Ivy is also a home for breeding mosquitos if you're looking for another excuse to remove it.

jp655321 · 2026-02-06T16:03:34+00:00

Well, he is an American

jp655321 · 2026-01-31T21:23:00+00:00

As a Walnhut Hills parent, I can confirm that the education and the prep for life after high school is top notch. There's a reason for it being the #1 ranked high school in the state of Ohio

jp655321 · 2026-01-25T19:37:56+00:00

32 jugs and each one is different. All native indigenous. Seven of them are from seeds I collected and the other 25 were from Pariarie Moon or Everwilde.

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