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gardening2025-03-15 09:30 pm
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Photos: New Rocks
Today I planted most of my new rocks! \o/ I'm waiting to sink the pink mica rock until I get a second one to point the other direction along the road, to catch headlights from both ways.
The house yard has greened up considerably since the rain last night.
The rain garden is blooming beautifully. Some of the solid purple crocuses have come in. Leaves of heuchera (upper right corner, purple) and columbine (center, creamy green) are more visible too.
The goddess garden has new flowers blooming.
Winter aconite has come late to the party. Often it's the first thing blooming.
The orange crocuses have started to bloom. They were more open earlier in the day, but close quickly on a cloudy day.
I have installed the fossil rock in the forest garden.
Here is a closer view of the fossil rock. You can see that I've buried the bottom quarter to third of it.
This is a closeup of the fossil. It may be a leaf, a fan coral, or something else.
Bluebells are sprouting in the forest garden. Their leaves look almost purple at this early stage. This is the first wildflower to emerge.
In the cistern garden, chives are sprouting.
These are perennial leeks. I got them from the Charleston Food Forest.
French sorrel is well up and almost big enough to harvest. I love this stuff; it has a bright lemon flavor.
I seated the new cobblestones around the purple-and-white garden.
These are the new cobblestones.
I also adjusted some of the older stones to make a more coherent border.
The house yard has greened up considerably since the rain last night.
The rain garden is blooming beautifully. Some of the solid purple crocuses have come in. Leaves of heuchera (upper right corner, purple) and columbine (center, creamy green) are more visible too.
The goddess garden has new flowers blooming.
Winter aconite has come late to the party. Often it's the first thing blooming.
The orange crocuses have started to bloom. They were more open earlier in the day, but close quickly on a cloudy day.
I have installed the fossil rock in the forest garden.
Here is a closer view of the fossil rock. You can see that I've buried the bottom quarter to third of it.
This is a closeup of the fossil. It may be a leaf, a fan coral, or something else.
Bluebells are sprouting in the forest garden. Their leaves look almost purple at this early stage. This is the first wildflower to emerge.
In the cistern garden, chives are sprouting.
These are perennial leeks. I got them from the Charleston Food Forest.
French sorrel is well up and almost big enough to harvest. I love this stuff; it has a bright lemon flavor.
I seated the new cobblestones around the purple-and-white garden.
These are the new cobblestones.
I also adjusted some of the older stones to make a more coherent border.
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We had a few warmer days but Mother nature just can't make up it's mind whether it's Spring or still winter.
Thoughts
Thank you!
>> Love the fossil rock. <<
Yeah, I got to geeking out over rocks with a guy at Country Arbors, who mentioned having a shipment with fossils in it. So we hunted through the bin and found that one. :D
>> We had a few warmer days but Mother nature just can't make up it's mind whether it's Spring or still winter.<<
My partner Doug says that spring is just an argument between winter and summer to see who's in charge for the day. As it got up to 83°F recently, this seems plausible. 0_o
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I'm in the UK. We thought spring had come but now there is frost again.
Thoughts
There are many things to do with rocks!
>> The kids don't want them and my daughter suggested putting them in the garden so it's great to see someone doing that! I was thinking "but I don't want a rockery" so thank you for showing other ways of using rocks. Ours are more grey and round and not as spectacular as yours.<<
If they are medium to large, they might make good edging. You can also pile a few together to accent a bush or tree. Some are good for elevating a plant that likes drier soil, such as most Mediterranean herbs which are otherwise hard to grow in your wet locale.
If they are small, you could use them to create a safe drinking spot for small drownable wildlife such as bees or hedgehogs. Get a low wide container such as sold to put under flowerpots, pile stones inside, and fill it with enough water to show through the cracks.
If you want to get a little fancier and add a sound element to your garden, consider a fountain. This can be a traditioal one with some open water, but there's another style that's just a bubbler in a tray of rocks, which are held in a tray above the water reservoir. This works great for displaying pretty rocks, because they're at a good height, you have room for quite a few, and many rocks look better when wet.
Smallish rocks also make good covering for containers to keep the soil in the pot. You can put slightly larger ones just around the rim like a mini-border. Another idea is to make a
There are many things to do with rocks!
>> The kids don't want them and my daughter suggested putting them in the garden so it's great to see someone doing that! I was thinking "but I don't want a rockery" so thank you for showing other ways of using rocks. Ours are more grey and round and not as spectacular as yours.<<
If they are medium to large, they might make good edging. You can also pile a few together to accent a bush or tree. Some are good for elevating a plant that likes drier soil, such as most Mediterranean herbs which are otherwise hard to grow in your wet locale.
If they are small, you could use them to create a safe drinking spot for small drownable wildlife such as bees or hedgehogs. Get a low wide container such as sold to put under flowerpots, pile stones inside, and fill it with enough water to show through the cracks.
If you want to get a little fancier and add a sound element to your garden, consider a fountain. This can be a traditioal one with some open water, but there's another style that's just a bubbler in a tray of rocks, which are held in a tray above the water reservoir. This works great for displaying pretty rocks, because they're at a good height, you have room for quite a few, and many rocks look better when wet.
Smallish rocks also make good covering for containers to keep the soil in the pot. You can put slightly larger ones just around the rim like a mini-border. Another idea is to make a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeautyOfNature999/posts/one-day-diy-small-rock-landscaping-ideas/1068762731933012/>mosaic</a> or <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fc/0c/ea/fc0ceaef98fa12546c33a4e83f0e588f.jpg">mandala</a> with them, which can be way smaller than a traditional rockery and is not required to include plants.
Do sort through for the most dramatic fossils and make sure to put those in places you can see easily.
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>> I'm in the UK. We thought spring had come but now there is frost again. <<
That is quite likely to happen here too. It's been unseasonably warm for most of the last week.
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We were almost at 70°F today!
Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it.
>> We have no flowers yet, but many daffodil shoots have emerged.<<
:D I have daffodils budding in several places, but only blooming in one.
>> We were almost at 70°F today! <<
Today was in the 30sF here, windy and muddy to boot. That's spring for you.
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Everything looks so lovely. Thanks for sharing :)
You're welcome!
I picked up a few new rocks today -- more pink granite with mica and two splendid wormstones. :D I'll try to get pictures soon.
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