Good for you. I hope that it all works out and no more disappointments.

It looks a lot like WINTER out there today. Had to get a new snow shovel, broke the handle on my old one trying to push that heavy icy and wet stuff around. They did a great job on the roads with the plow, salt and sunshine great driving conditions. Bright and sunny supposed to get down to 18 tonight. What a change. Sure glad I don't have any more dahlias to dig!

Brrrrrrrrrrrr Gary. You can keep it there

A cold front blew through. The back yard which I didn't get to on Thursday now looks like a pine tree exploded on it! With the temps dropping, as soon as I got home from work, I thought I had better get going on preparing the greenhouse for it's winter occupants. I had to blow off the pine needles of the dwarf mondo grass before getting the garden soil bags off of the greenhouse shelves. Fortunately, the blower just got a tune up. It BLOWS now. Took care of those needles in good time, at least in that part of the yard. 8 bags got put down and watered in. I pulled in a few ferns and super tender plants. It is not going to freeze but I know they wouldn't like it. I hope between cooking for Thanksgiving, I can get the gh into shape to get more pulled in. Raccoons are making me work harder than I want to!

Cheryl it sounds like a lot of work. Ugh on the raccoons

ShadyGreenThumb said:A cold front blew through. The back yard which I didn't get to on Thursday now looks like a pine tree exploded on it! With the temps dropping, as soon as I got home from work, I thought I had better get going on preparing the greenhouse for it's winter occupants. I had to blow off the pine needles of the dwarf mondo grass before getting the garden soil bags off of the greenhouse shelves. Fortunately, the blower just got a tune up. It BLOWS now. Took care of those needles in good time, at least in that part of the yard. 8 bags got put down and watered in. I pulled in a few ferns and super tender plants. It is not going to freeze but I know they wouldn't like it. I hope between cooking for Thanksgiving, I can get the gh into shape to get more pulled in. Raccoons are making me work harder than I want to!

Here is a solution for the raccoons https://youtu.be/IfhS5J8f9e4

Cheryl I can just see it now with you the raccoons and the Doritos

Legalily said:How exciting Britnay Your first house and your first garden of your very own. Keep us posted

I hope it works out for you!

That is so exciting! I still remember our first home. We've had a lot of others over the years, but the first one is super special.

Hi Britney @hugaholic, Karen is spot on, and made me remember our first home as well. I am in a nice big home with a yard I enjoy, but that little duplex we built and lived in as our first home, is by far my favorite. My yard was no comparison to yours tho. You have such a nice hand in your plant placement, and accessories. I could see you making money at this!

Laurie B

keithp2012 said:

Here is a solution for the raccoons https://youtu.be/IfhS5J8f9e4

If I saw that in my yard, well, shoot me now!

Your evening even made me tired Cheryl. Hope you take in some r and r over the 4 day weekend. Whoo hoooo. I will be out of town, Happy thanks giving all. '

Laurie B

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! May you have a wonderful thankful time!

What's still alive in colder garden areas? It's been in the upper 20's and 30's and other day had snow flurries.

Still have one corn plant alive, gazania, marigold, cana/calla lily, coleus barely hanging on, hybrid pepper, one tomato plant, and tropical milkweed.

Hi Keith, our temps here have been colder overnight, getting to 37 to 40F fluctuating but daytime still reaching 57F to 62F. For us it is colder since we usually get to a very dry 80F to triple digits for about 7 months. With Fall's onset we are finally getting the much needed rains.

My garden after our recent rains, still quite green, our city trees are holding back its leaf drop this time. But I have hidden the more sensitive succulents indoors since last week of October. It is now active growing time for some cool temp loving succulents.

Your yard looks beautiful, T!

Beautiful Tarev

Beautiful and oh so neat, Tarev.

keithp2012 said:What's still alive in colder garden areas? It's been in the upper 20's and 30's and other day had snow flurries.

Still have one corn plant alive, gazania, marigold, cana/calla lily, coleus barely hanging on, hybrid pepper, one tomato plant, and tropical milkweed.

Forgot the photos, it's 34F out!