It was too good to last

Well, the rain we've not been having has finally settled in and it has been one storm loud after another blowing thru here today. I did catch a short break and took a few photos of recent projects so you can see what we've been up to. So much has been done in the past few weeks during a welcome spate of very nice weather.

Here's a shot along the driveway where the pile of weeds and berries used to be. The whole area has been cleaned out and alot of weedy trees removed. I have several new trees ready to go in, but things are on hold until one last fir is dropped and removed.

To the left of that area is the continuation of this bed put in in 2005 and now being expanded and redesigned a bit. The irises are doing very well here, but will be happier with so much more light now. I've been cleaning the border behind this bed as well so it makes a nice backdrop for the irises.


The shade border I was putting in has been expanded. The lower terrace on the right now has several gunnera planted there. I'll remove the alders around it to open up the light. It will be protected from the hottest afternoon sun, but otherwise will get plenty of light. I expect to further expand this bed at a later date.


Just off the vegetable garden, down the hill and under the trees, we've created a mushroom garden. Logs inoculated with plug spawn from Fungi Perfecti are placed around the base of an ancient cedar stump. Later this summer or fall we should be able to harvest plenty of delicious mushrooms. Currently there are three different types, and hopefully we can expand this with varieties that bloom at various times of the year.


Maybe Daniel will take some pics of his veggie garden expansion. And I've started on a bed in the courtyard, hoping it will spur more attention there. It's been terribly neglected.