Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2009

In the dog house.

Hunting season ( for Birdy Balaku ) is over and man it's cold outside. Still too early to really get going on the gardening so what's a guy got to keep him busy?
Our dogs have been desperate for a dog house. We've been using a really old truck canopy that was here on the property when we bought the place. The dogs were okay digging a den under it but it's time to send that on to the dump cause we ( and by we I mean he ) built a two room insulated dog house. We used http://www.doghouseplans.com/ to get the plans for this one.
It's split in half inside and the dogs go in the door and inside there's an interior door to an enclosed 2nd room. Walker and Halle ( Our black Labs ) have been doing some arguing though. Walker goes in and blocks the door so Halle is stuck out in the rain. My husband says he's going to build a 2nd dog house on Sunday.
Then there was the 'work field trip' to the annual Northwest Flower and Garden Show. He went with some guys from work since this is the field of work they are in for the city - maintaining and beautifying the city's landscapes.
Here they are with Garden Guru and TV personality Ciscoe Morris who is quite a character to say the least. My husband says he doesn't know how Ciscoe's arm ended up on his shoulder.

If you have any gardening questions or just want to share an appreciation for brussel sprouts ( Ciscoe's favorite food ) you could probably google " Gardening with Ciscoe" and find answers.

There were a few interesting structural exhibits to take photos of for ideas around our own yard and I guess creating live tapestries out of different plants to hang in your landscape is a big thing right now. ( Photo above. )

Back at home things are wet and cold, in fact it snowed all night last night only to melt away today.

Still, he was able to get the blueberry bushes and strawberries planted.

Those darn wild rabbits better stay away!

And Look! The miniature daffodils in the kids' cutting garden are coming up!