Wow! Forty five years is a long time. I’ve heard goats do a great job of clipping the grass and weeds. If we didn’t have the dogs, I’d actually consider having goats.
Six apple trees, a plum and two pear trees. Nice. We had two apple trees at our last house. I finally chopped them down. They produced more fruit than I could pick. The spoiled fruit would turn to alcohol apple cider and attract wasps. We kept the wood to turn into wooden spoons on the lathe.
We are growing black berries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.
The difference between store bought berries and homegrown is like chalk and cheese. My husband picked these 3 strawberries this morning and they were heavenly.
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My dad used to grow those old fashioned roses and he grew them well. The only roses we have are dog roses which grow wild around here. My husband dug some up and planted them last summer. He was so proud of the roses since they all took. One even started flowering this year but the deer ate the flower off of them. In fact, the deer eat a lot of our plants. We had to cage in our vegetable gardens so they wouldn’t eat them.
I have yet to meet someone who loves clematis more than I do until now. At our last house I had quite a collection of them. Here are some photos of my beloved clematis. I sure miss them. We moved.
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It was a pleasure talking to you about your gardening. Clearly all your effort pays off. Your gardens are flourishing. Thank you for sharing with us. Can I ask for some clematis pictures?
Like yourself, I’m crazy about them.
