Landscaping

Today was white birch day. I would appreciate Mike's comment here, but a local arborist claims I have an uncanny ability to successfully transplant wild white birches dug out of the woods onto my property. Right now my success rate is 90% and he said, "You have no right to be that successful." I think the secret to my success is to find isolated trees. Birches grow in "bunches" like poplars and Aspens, so most trees in a grove are interconnected through root networks. I call them the "Borg" of the tree world. Regardless I've reasoned that if you try to dig one out in the middle of bunch of birches, you'll be trying to move something that has way too many connections, but finding an isolated one means you're getting a tree with no co-dependents.

Yeah, that's probably a load of BS, but I still have a good transplant record so let's leave it at that. Have shovel, will transplant...

You are totally correct good job ?
We have almost no White Birch left on Long Island. The Bronze Birch borer killed 99% of them. Now we are a Island of River Birch, clump Birch and a few Black Birch.

The winter was not kind to my front lawns, and have a bunch of patchy dirt areas. Spent some time loosening up the soil in some areas and mixing in some seed. Not growing too well. I just googled "does grass seed go bad" and now I know the reason. The seed is about 3 years old. Going to get some fresh seed and maybe some of that already mixed stuff but it's expensive I have a lot to do. Probably do a little of each so I can compare results.

Now here are some views of the deck, and expanded to include the new patio. Keep in mind that the area where the patio is now was anywhere from 3' - 6' below the elevation of the deck.

Beautiful,when's the hot tub going in??

I’m 12 for 12 mostly Japanese maples, dogwoods, pear trees... neighbors say I can have them. I wait till late fall early winter before the ground is to firm...

The maples always bum me out because they start to bud in the spring then bloom and drop all their leaves. I think I killed it...then it comes back n surprises the hell out of me!!

I transplant it - it dies.

Cherry in front, Redbud in back now it’s raining ?

I love the red bud...

I love the red bud...

The plant??

Went looking for cheap grass seed this morning at Christmas Tree Shops. They didn’t have any. Got some patches on my back lawn that need to be filled. Guess I’ll need to get to Lowe’s or HD this week.

Went looking for cheap grass seed this morning at Christmas Tree Shops. They didn’t have any. Got some patches on my back lawn that need to be filled. Guess I’ll need to get to Lowe’s or HD this week.

Whats a Christmas tree shop??

Whats a Christmas tree shop??

Chain store. They sell a bunch of cheap crap for basically every season. I’ve bought grass seed there in the past. Cheap and it worked. Picked up a few sprinklers for the garden.

Chain store. They sell a bunch of cheap crap for basically every season. I’ve bought grass seed there in the past. Cheap and it worked. Picked up a few sprinklers for the garden.

Cool we dont have them here

Cool we dont have them here

I gotcha. Kind of like a tractor supply with 90% useless crap.

I gotcha. Kind of like a tractor supply with 90% useless crap.

We have a Tractor supply here its new thats where I get my Squirrel food

We have a Tractor supply here its new thats where I get my Squirrel food

love Tractor Supply - reasonable prices (not cheap) - interesting stuff...........................

Went looking for cheap grass seed this morning at Christmas Tree Shops. They didn’t have any. Got some patches on my back lawn that need to be filled. Guess I’ll need to get to Lowe’s or HD this week.

Don’t buy cheap seed you’ll be sorry. Read the label make sure no annual grass seed is in the mix and weed seed is under 1%

love Tractor Supply - reasonable prices (not cheap) - interesting stuff...........................

Squirell food is half the price from what I was paying Id say they ot good prices

When we first moved in our house 20 years ago. I was out on my lawn at the edge of the street talking with my neighbor next door.
I was doing yard work and he came over to say hello.
Right about then this large flatbed turned on to our street roaring away changing gears and goes by us and down the road it was loaded with rolls of fresh sod.
My neighbor says, somebody get new grass...
I looked at the truck again to see if I see where stops and I say to the neighbor...

When I get rich...I’m going to send my yard out to get mowed!

When we first moved in our house 20 years ago. I was out on my lawn at the edge of the street talking with my neighbor next door.
I was doing yard work and he came over to say hello.
Right about then this large flatbed turned on to our street roaring away changing gears and goes by us and down the road it was loaded with rolls of fresh sod.
My neighbor says, somebody get new grass...
I looked at the truck again to see if I see where stops and I say to the neighbor...

When I get rich...I’m going to send my yard out to get mowed!

I dont get it ??

Squirell food is half the price from what I was paying Id say they ot good prices

that why I said their prices are reasonable...........