Category — My Woodland Garden

Well it has been a long time since I have posted from the woodland garden . This has been a very hectic year and  things have gotten a bit out of control. I have attempted to do way to much and some things have suffered for it. The woodland garden I am afraid became a neglected place and it is now showing the signs. I took a trip out there yesterday in order to blow out the water lines and winterize the cabin. I was only able to spend about five days out there this year and it really is a shame as it is such a beautiful place. Family obligations as well as the Landscape Renovation Business has gotten in the way. Well there is no use worrying about things that have passed so it is time to look forward to next year.

Fall and the leaves are starting to accumulate another year is coming to a close at the woodland garden as the cabin sits waiting for next year and hopefully much more time to be spent enjoying the beauty and quiet of this woodland garden .

There are some new construction projects planned for next year at the woodland garden. I have accuired a screen room that will be installed next spring right where you see the sliding glass doors allowing for an 8′x10′ screened area on the deck for bug free dinning and of course napping. This will be nice for those that don’t like bugs. Of course they have really never bothered me all that much so it is really not something I worry too much about.

The other project that is planned is a room addition at the north end of the cabin. This will be a major project as it will entail the construction of a 3 season room 10′x20′ . The real challenge is that because of the slope of the land the floor will be  6′ up in the air on a raised deck. This will be a major undertaking but will be like a great room when finished with window walls on three sides.

You can see the height as the land drops off in right side of picture click for larger veiw

So as you can see these are pretty good sized projects. The rest of the projects for next year of course will center on the landscape I hope to include an irrigation system in the plans because one of the really big challenges is the sandy soil . I will detail over the winter my plans and please feel free to leave any suggestions in the comments sections.

Well here we are it is the end of July and I have only been out to the woodland garden a very few times this year. It has been a very hectic and stressful year and even though I probably could have used a few more doses of the woodland garden everything else has gotten in the way.

I know that I really do miss the peace and tranquility that time at the woodland garden brings but having not spent time there doing maintenance I am sure I will  feel a sense of wanting to put everything in order. I have resolved however not to spend the whole weekend working. I am thinking to move from a more formal state to a more natural state. Of course sitting here in the office that is easy to say. When I get there and see all the hard work that I have invested through the years not looking up to par I may have a whole different view.

I will be bring the camera with so I will be recording the whole thing the good the bad and the ugly and will report next week on the current state of affairs at the woodland garden. In the means time you have a Great Weekend and get out and enjoy some time in your gardens.

The only drawback to having the woodland garden is the weather. Being it is a place where I can only get to on the weekends I have to hope for good weather to get my gardening done. This week was not a good week for that the rain on Thursday and Friday made it impossible for any work to be done this weekend. I was however able to get several estimates done fot the landscape business and that made things a little better.

I have a couple of ponds that will require spring cleanup this week and a small landscape job. That should pretty much tie up the week but I should be able to get to the woodland garden this up coming weekend and finish my cleanup.

Gardening is a lot of the times weather dependent. You can not get to some tasks because the weather just won’t cooperate. It s not the end of the world but it does make you feel a little remorse for not getting the tasks done sooner. All things can not be accomplished so it is better to take pride and joy in what you have accomplished than to fret over that which you have no control of.

Gardening should be a labor of love and not one of drudgery. There are tasks which I do not like to do but I have found that if i disperse them among tasks I really enjoy it makes them much more palatable and easier. I also feel as if my time in the garden was well spent and that my work was invigorating.

I will get out to the woodland garden this weekend and will be posting some pictures. I hope you all have a great week. Get out and enjoy a little time in your gardens.