tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post1797980737845992174..comments2024-02-29T23:22:30.130-08:00Comments on Astrid's Garden Design: May 2012 - Front Yard RenoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-68513344164590873542012-05-30T16:24:53.296-07:002012-05-30T16:24:53.296-07:00Astrid! I love reading your blog! Always looking f...Astrid! I love reading your blog! Always looking forward to your updates! I learn so much, and love your style of writing!!! Amanda Paal Medeiros <3rozsaszinpaprikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193687768485550372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-55980887813141995302012-05-30T11:15:03.164-07:002012-05-30T11:15:03.164-07:00Hi Alistair
Thx for the compliment. I am quite ple...Hi Alistair<br />Thx for the compliment. I am quite pleased with the front now. After years of looking bedraggled, it finally looks neat and colourful. And as for retirement - I have no idea how I had time to work! I am so busy now :)<br /><br />Hi Jennifer<br />I have goutweed too and it's bad in places but now that I have some of these huge spring clean-up jobs done, I'll be able to keep the other "bad" plants in check. Thx for stopping by!Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-86685388081852680212012-05-30T10:28:29.469-07:002012-05-30T10:28:29.469-07:00Hi Astrid, I have periwinkle too, but lucky for me...Hi Astrid, I have periwinkle too, but lucky for me it is in a controlled location. Goutweed and lily of the valley on the other hand are out of control in two spots. What a nightmare! The home's previous owner planted them, not me, and I am paying the price. So much work to dig them out! I feel for you with the periwinkle and can absolutely appreciate how much work went into your renovation.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-52815917104520185132012-05-30T07:09:15.945-07:002012-05-30T07:09:15.945-07:00Yes Astrid retirement is great, and don't you ...Yes Astrid retirement is great, and don't you just laugh when people say, do you get fed up sitting around doing nothing. How satisfying to get the area in your front garden cleared, and its all looking fabulous.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-24656607492029919122012-05-29T08:09:15.595-07:002012-05-29T08:09:15.595-07:00Hi Nadezda
It's amazing how much I have accomp...Hi Nadezda<br />It's amazing how much I have accomplished in the garden since Mid-April! I love retirement!! It's wonderful to be out there every day. I too am a great fan of annuals - they provide colour all summer long.<br />AstridAstridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-18725577931675853612012-05-29T06:52:59.647-07:002012-05-29T06:52:59.647-07:00Astrid, you're retired now and will do a lot o...Astrid, you're retired now and will do a lot of work in your pretty garden! I loved geraniums, petunias, and allyssum. They grow fast and decorate a garden.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-46281724588494702452012-05-25T19:51:06.202-07:002012-05-25T19:51:06.202-07:00Hi Deb
Thanks for the warning - I will keep a very...Hi Deb<br />Thanks for the warning - I will keep a very close eye on the periwinkle ;-)<br />So many ground covers are attractive to novice gardeners and I have definitely become the victim of periwinkle, ajuga and goutweed. But your English Ivy sounds vicious. Yikes!<br />AstridAstridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560498250041584368.post-55355857000811239032012-05-25T19:26:45.942-07:002012-05-25T19:26:45.942-07:00I know periwinkle very well. i can say it is a gre...I know periwinkle very well. i can say it is a great ground cover that definitely doesn't belong in a bed amongst annuals and perennials, though bulbs like tulips and daffodils do OK. I like the pretty area you have carved out of the periwinkle sea, but if you turn your back the periwinkle may quickly return.<br /><br />It could be worse. I had a hillside of periwinkle under the trees in an area of the woodlands. I thought it was beautiful and loved the blue blooms in the springtime. Then one year I realized the periwinkle had been smothered by the invasive English ivy, which swamps everything on the ground and then climbs upwards into the trees. It truly rivals our notorious kudzu.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.com