Name: Bob Kansas...The Land of Ahhhhhs I'm retired Fishing is my job.
That's a nice garden, Bob. Yours? I can only imagine how much time and $$ you put into that. It's really impressive. How many years did it take to build it?
You must probably be zone 6 if you are cooler than 6a. Do you get below zero often?
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot.
Bob I made that garden last year , it took about a week to build. I think it was 2 pallets of stone plus some from the woods across the street and about 5 yards of top soil. It is planted mostly with Hosta . It also has a Rising Sun Red Bud and a Bo Bo Hydrangea .
We do go below zero a couple of times a year. 6A is the northern part of zone 6. We used to be 5B but they changed it a few years ago. We are considered a micro climate where you are colder then your surrounding area. Even though we are located in zone 6 plants rated for 6 are iffy here, I mostly try to get ones rated for zone 5. Winter winds can also be an issue. The house is positioned between 3 lakes so high winds are common and can be tough on the plants.
Name: Bob Kansas...The Land of Ahhhhhs I'm retired Fishing is my job.
NJBob wrote:Bob I made that garden last year , it took about a week to build. I think it was 2 pallets of stone plus some from the woods across the street and about 5 yards of top soil. It is planted mostly with Hosta . It also has a Rising Sun Red Bud and a Bo Bo Hydrangea .
We do go below zero a couple of times a year. 6A is the northern part of zone 6. We used to be 5B but they changed it a few years ago. We are considered a micro climate where you are colder then your surrounding area. Even though we are located in zone 6 plants rated for 6 are iffy here, I mostly try to get ones rated for zone 5. Winter winds can also be an issue. The house is positioned between 3 lakes so high winds are common and can be tough on the plants.
Have you lost a lot of plants? You mention Hostas but all I see is daffodils. Too early yet for hostas? I'm impressed and can only imagine how much effort went into building it. It looks impressive.
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot.
Thanks, it was a lot of work. But worth it, the Hosta are just starting to break ground. Will find out in a week or so how many made it , many were plug sized so hoping they made it.
