It has been a super productive weekend. No band gigs, so we stayed home and powered out some projects that have been on the back burner until summer is over. We did a lot. We are tired...but it was SOOO worth it.
Electric Fence
My husband built a series of electric fences around the flower beds to help keep our dog and rabbits out of them. It will not be a 100% fix, as the rabbits can easily squeeze underneath if they are crafty enough, but if it serves as a slight deterent, it is worth it. Jenny definitely does not like the fencing, so she has not ventured over to dig holes (which is one of her favorite pasttimes, along with stealing things, chewing things, and sitting on top of our cars). This is a picture of my husband and my son putting together the last section of fencing.
Ground Cover
Myoporum...rabbits won't touch it. That, and lavender are the only two plants that the rabbits did not chew up this summer. I bought 6 flats of myoporum on Thursday, it only cost me $30. I was able to stretch it all around the house and down the front slope. I am very encouraged that this will take off and we will finally have green around the property.
Drip Irrigation
Andy has been researching how to build drip irrigation around the house for the past few months. There are some very informative videos on YouTube, anyone can do it...AND its CHEAP. He ran it to every flower bed and the front slope where I planted the groundcover, and put them on timers, so now I do not have to go out and drag a hose all around the house a few days a week. With regular water and the warm temps we've been having, I think the ground cover will spread fairly quickly. (This is a better picture of the myoporum after I transplanted it)
This week I am going to buy more red bark mulch to spread over the flower beds to give it some instant colr until the myoporum gets established. That will also help keep the moisure in the ground.
Beautiful, isn't it? Most evenings we sit out on the back porch with our dinner and watch these lovely sunsets. We also watch massive flocks of blackbirds fly over our house the same time each evening to go to wherever they roost for the night. After dusk, Andy and I will sit out here with a glass of wine and listen for the owls. This is why we live here. We love it. Its paradise.
Our next projects? Palm trees. Decorative rock. and Man-cave. Stay tuned!
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