Oh, man! What was I thinking? The 4’ x 8’ chunk of potential xeriscape land is way bigger than I thought. Well, I guess it isn’t, but it sure seems that way.
“Where to start?” Was the question that almost ended the transition from old flower bed to planned new garden space.
I needed a list. I always work better with a list. This one received the heading of “Flower Bed to Xeriscape - How to Tackle?”.
As the list progressed, the project was starting to look good (on paper). Everything seems straight forward. No roadblocks or snags. I’m already liking the paper version of my Xeriscape garden.
Excerpts from Flower Bed to Xeriscape - How to Tackle?
1. Assess the situation.
- Make a list of plants I think I want here. Yes, I am notorious for lists. They work for me, what can I say.
- Assess the situation, again. Short list the plants.
- Contact friends and family to see if they want any of the plants that have to go.
2. The work begins.
- Clear the space.
Rake out any debris, ground cover and dead plants.
- Dig out ALL the plants.
Ready space in the rogue garden or flower pots for the keepers.
3. What's currently planted in the space?
- Day lilies, peonies, rue, flax, daisies and a few hyacinth and tulips and sedums thrown in for filler.
4. Hope the friends and family show up to pick up their plants.
I wonder if everyone will stay away until I am done all the preliminary work?
“Where to start?” Was the question that almost ended the transition from old flower bed to planned new garden space.
I needed a list. I always work better with a list. This one received the heading of “Flower Bed to Xeriscape - How to Tackle?”.
As the list progressed, the project was starting to look good (on paper). Everything seems straight forward. No roadblocks or snags. I’m already liking the paper version of my Xeriscape garden.
Excerpts from Flower Bed to Xeriscape - How to Tackle?
1. Assess the situation.
- Make a list of plants I think I want here. Yes, I am notorious for lists. They work for me, what can I say.
- Assess the situation, again. Short list the plants.
- Contact friends and family to see if they want any of the plants that have to go.
2. The work begins.
- Clear the space.
Rake out any debris, ground cover and dead plants.
- Dig out ALL the plants.
Ready space in the rogue garden or flower pots for the keepers.
3. What's currently planted in the space?
- Day lilies, peonies, rue, flax, daisies and a few hyacinth and tulips and sedums thrown in for filler.
4. Hope the friends and family show up to pick up their plants.
I wonder if everyone will stay away until I am done all the preliminary work?
 | Like I said, up to this point it looked good on paper, so the clean out of the space began. An honest effort to get the task under way took about two hours. The result? Four black garbage bags filled with debris and the compost bin received a large donation. |
Life was good, so to speak. The project was on track, and then it started to rain! And it rained, and rained and rained. Day after day after day. Mother Nature managed to put the whole thing on hold and until things dry out some, the next phase will have to wait. The promise of hot, dry weather is in the forecast. Since this is not a hurry up job, it’s time to review and reflect on where I am and where I am going with it.
More reading and planning. More wandering from here to there looking at the space to see if I need to change my thinking. Time to re-visit the paper version to fill in holes of the recorded
thought process and adjust the lists. Oh yes, there is more than one list!
Soon, it will start to come together (I hope).
More reading and planning. More wandering from here to there looking at the space to see if I need to change my thinking. Time to re-visit the paper version to fill in holes of the recorded
thought process and adjust the lists. Oh yes, there is more than one list!
Soon, it will start to come together (I hope).
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