development of the hydrangea garden

19 Jan '06 6:40 am

After retiring from our dairy farm,in 2001, Smiley and I bought 37 acres ;I guess that makes us semi-tired.The house and garden here is about 25years old.Most of the garden was overgrown, with huge conifers.I have cleared and tidied it and thought I would tell friends and interested strangers what has been happening in various areas.
The first photo is of members of my family helping clear an area of scrub, old vines and undergrowth.To our surprise, there was a curved fence under it all,made from half-round logs. In one patch ,out of sight in the photo,there was an Enormous clump(about 3 metres across) of suckering bamboo.Despair sank in and I tried hard to remove it .Despair was justified.I left it for several months,then I saw an ad.in the local paper to remove old stumps,bamboo, etc.They came and priced the job at $120-Which I thought was marvellous,considering the size of the problem,and the danger of the bamboo spikes.The machine came in and cut and ground it all up.It became a sort of mulch.
I will continue. Dixie.

21 Jan '06 11:43 pm

37 acres!! Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you, Dixie. Great of your family to help out.