The wildflower seeds are finally planted and growing! The actual “planting” of the wildflowers was easy. Preparing 3 acres of land was a little more tricky. You may have read last year that we paid someone to disc plow the land. Unfortunately, the timing was bad and by the time we were ready to plant… Continue reading Update to Planting Wildflower Seeds
Category: Improving Our Acreage
Almost everything I write about is our journey to improve our acreage. The posts here are large projects that we have done that don’t fit into a specific category. I hope that you find some information that will help you save time and money to improve your acreage.
We Built A Koi Pond
One of the features I miss the most about our previous house was our koi pond. A pond is relaxing, beautiful, and adds a great place to gather with family and friends. We considered having a pond built at our new house so that we could bring our koi with us but there was not… Continue reading We Built A Koi Pond
Update To My Sandbur Battle
Sandbur, sandspur, buffelgrass, burr grass or sticker. Whatever you call it, the plant is pure evil. In case you missed my previous post about my battle with the sticker plants invading our acreage, you can read about How To Get Rid of Stickers here. When I say battle, I mean a relentless, pull out all… Continue reading Update To My Sandbur Battle
Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions
These wildflower seed planting instructions will help you whether you are planting wildflowers in a meadow or in a small part of your yard. Fill in the worksheet below to determine how much wildflower seed you need. Prepare your soil to give the wildflower seeds the best chance to grow strong and healthy. Then use… Continue reading Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions
How To Build A Cedar Gate
A good gate is essential to any fenced-in area. A gate that looks great too is even better! We recently fenced in an area to give our dog more room to run. You can follow my step-by-step guide to building a split rail fence. In addition to the fence, we built a cedar gate and… Continue reading How To Build A Cedar Gate
How To Build A Split Rail Fence
Easy Split Rail Fence Every time I drive by a house with a split rail fence I look for a horse running in the pasture beyond the fence. I’m never knew why I made the association between the two but apparently a split rail fence is also know as a horse fence. So I guess… Continue reading How To Build A Split Rail Fence
Trimming Cedar Trees
Trimming Cedar Trees Why are we trimming our cedar trees? My feelings toward cedar trees change with the seasons. In the winter I love them because they are green and seem cheery among the dead grass and leafless trees. In the summer I hate them because of their bagworms, fire danger and the inability to… Continue reading Trimming Cedar Trees
What To Do With Cut Tree Branches
What To Do With Cut Tree Branches I LOVE TREES! Trees provide shade, beauty, a refuge for birds and so much more. But trees aren’t always perfect in their natural form. If you find yourself in need of trimming your trees you can find out how we did it by reading Trimming Cedar Trees. After… Continue reading What To Do With Cut Tree Branches
Planting Wildflowers
Planting Wildflowers in 5 Easy Steps Wildflowers are important to pollinators like bees and butterflies. They also provide beauty to our landscapes so that we can also benefit from their presence. With so many of the natural wildflowers disappearing from farming and development, planting wildflowers on your land is essential if you have space. Luckily we… Continue reading Planting Wildflowers
How to Get Rid of Stickers or Sand Burrs
How to Get Rid of Stickers or Sand Burrs Stickers Are My Enemy! If you have stickers or sand burrs in your yard I’m sure you feel my pain. And when I say feel my pain, I mean it literally. I had had a little piece of the sticker embedded in my hand for months before… Continue reading How to Get Rid of Stickers or Sand Burrs