I've had a few C.com friends ask for pictures of my garden. For those who don't know, I purchased a home on the outskirts of Raleigh December 2011. Occasionally, I'll post pictures of the Bristol Briar (my garden) through time.
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I've had a few C.com friends ask for pictures of my garden. For those who don't know, I purchased a home on the outskirts of Raleigh December 2011. Occasionally, I'll post pictures of the Bristol Briar (my garden) through time.
2011 December
Before.
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2012 January
The month of the chainsaw.
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2012 February
Moving 100 yds of soil one wheelbarrow at a time.
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2012 March
Shaping beds and hanging Spanish moss.
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2012 April
Sand and palm trees: the beginning of the Bristol Bog and the Bristol Berm.
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2012 May
Fill Bog, plant pumpkins, build grape and apple arbor.
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2012 June
Planting ornamentals. Veggi garden and pumpkins taking off.
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2012 August
Smashing Pumpkins.
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Jeremy, I hadn't any doubt that when you purchased your new home that it wouldn't take you long to turn it into a utopia. Next time I am in Durham visiting my sister I will plan to visit with you and see it all as it is laid out.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Kellog
PS: I think I saw some room for some Collards in your garden.:biggrin
Nice Work Jeremy. Just think of all the fishing you could have been doing.
Nice design..boat looks lonely.
2012 October
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The colors of fall. Butterfly weed pods are really cool!
I really like the Muhlenbergia capillaris in a mass planting in the fall. The Bristol Bog is a smart and attractive design element for problem drainage areas. I might have to borrow that concept with your permission. Very nice work!
Hey longline...have at it! Both downspouts on the back of the house drain into it. I filled it w/ 50-50 sand peat and I've got pitcher plants and a couple other bog/wetland plants growing. Surrounding it is a berm made of the excavated sand. There are several desert/dry plants growing on it. I'm happy to answer any questions!
2012 November
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beer bottle boquet!
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humble beginnnings for the Bristol Bog wall made from the deck joists
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frosty morning in the ruin garden
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frozen grapes in the Bristol Briar
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MULCH!
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bog wall cont.
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the big project this November was to plant these 3000 crocus bulbs into the front lawn. I've eaither done something really cool...or irreversibly awful. Either way, it will be seen from space.
2012 December
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keeping heating bills low
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spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) filling in
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strawberry plants added to Bristol Briar
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baldcypress hedge still needs a couple years to fill in
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bog wall stairs underway
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bog wall stairs finished
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Bristol Bog wall finished
havent looked in the off topic forum in a while. Great pictures. Maybe you can give Kellog a lesson or two. He could use a little beautification!!:Doh:
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL....
BUZZZZ
COLD!!!
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Tilling in organic matter for pumpkinpatch
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Planting cool season veggies though the snow
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The month of leaf mulch and crocus
Trillium decumbens collected March2012 in the twisted aftermath of a mile-wide Alabama F4 tornado loading up to bloom
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Trillium maculatum collected March2012 adjacent to run down Alabama apartment complex (like "boarded windows and cars up on blocks" shady)
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7 truckloads (Ford Ranger) of Garner's 2011 leaves collected off the streets. I added 5 loads of Garner's 2010 Timber Drive extention to add organic matter and (from what the soil test told me) potassium to the pumpkinpatch soil. I've piled up the leaf mulch to spread in front of the vines, and then till in for more organic matter in the fall. Organic matter feeds my dead tobacco field soil...more specifically the microbes which actually fix nitrogen into the soil and actively fight diseases and weed seeds! Healthy soil feeds your plants better than any chemical could ever print on its bag. This is why I've added about 125 yards of compost and another 80 yards of compost-amended soil since purchase Dec2011. Make soil your hobby and gardening will be your reward.
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moss filling in on the north-facing slope of the bristol berm
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venus fly trap happy on the north facing slope of the bristol berm
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a shot of the ruins garden w/crocus in background
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lettuce germinating
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an unknown armenian garlic variety coming up
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freshly mulched w/Garner's 2011 leaves
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boat hull rip before
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boat hull rip after
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adding 10lbs spanish moss to oak tree. I put 10lbs up last year w/ a 20' pole saw, but this year I realized I could take the blade off the saw and zip-tie 2 long rod butt ends together and add them to the end of the pole so that I could reach a full 30' into the tree. Very effective!
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and finally...CROCUS!!!
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i am tired just from the pictures, how do you do it?
Gilby,
Passion--and being careful not to use my back when digging.
2013 April
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2013 May
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2013 June
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2013 July
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2013 August
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2013 September
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2013 October
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2013 November
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2013 December
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2014 January
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2014 February
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2014 March
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2014 April
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2014 May
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Hey everyone! Here's an update of my garden. It's coming together...one year at a time..Attachment 206705Attachment 206706Attachment 206707Attachment 206708Attachment 206709Attachment 206710Attachment 206711Attachment 206713Attachment 206712Attachment 206714
I'll be getting the house painted soon...then I'll be saving up for a nice boat. Hope to be posting more fish pictures one of these days!
Stay cool!
Jeremy