Yard Pictures: The South Lot
Mar. 26th, 2022 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithThese are more yard pictures from today. This set focuses on the South Lot. See the Forest Garden, the West Edge, the Savanna, the Prairie Garden, and the House Yard sets.
This big maple tree stands between the house yard and the south lot. It has daffodils and crocus around the base.
Here is a closeup of an early daffodil blooming.
The purple-and-white garden stands near the corner of the patio. It has sedum, tulips, hostas, and assorted alliums sprouting. I love alliums because nothing wants to eat them. They come in many colors and styles.
Wood hyacinth is blooming. It is also known as also known as Spanish bluebell, large bluebell, or squill and comes in several pastel colors.
Much of the birdgift apple tree has fallen. I've broken off the smaller twigs but the big pieces still need to be hauled elsewhere. Some dead wood we burn, some becomes wildlife habitat.
This apricot tree holds the fly-through feeder.
Doves and cardinals really like the fly-through feeder. Many ground-feeding birds will visit a feeder like this hung low in a tree. Sparrows come too. This type of feeder is good for larger food such as sunflower seeds, corn kernels, or peanuts. I generally put out a songbird blend that is mostly sunflower seeds with a little safflower and a few peanuts.
This is the south lot looking west.
Behind the mulch pile, those big trees are the Two Sisters at the east edge of the south lot.
The grass wall lies at the south edge of the south lot.
The well cap is at the south edge of the south lot. It has a sun dial and a bench.
The bench has Celtic knotwork on the supports.
This is the septic garden. On the left is a plant tower. On the right you can see the aenometer for our new home weather station. Most of what has sprouted in the septic garden so far are wild onions, chives, and one patch of sedum. These wild onions produce small bulbs at the base and tiny bulbils on top.
Daffodils are blooming along the northern edge of the south lot where it joins the forest yard.
This fallen log lies between the south lot and the forest yard. By now it is mostly covered in moss.
This is the south lot looking east. Part of a tree came down last summer and we couldn't get anyone to come out and cut it apart.
At the northwest end of the south lot, where it joins the forest yard, is a patch of daylilies. They are edible but I haven't eaten them.
This big maple tree stands between the house yard and the south lot. It has daffodils and crocus around the base.
Here is a closeup of an early daffodil blooming.
The purple-and-white garden stands near the corner of the patio. It has sedum, tulips, hostas, and assorted alliums sprouting. I love alliums because nothing wants to eat them. They come in many colors and styles.
Wood hyacinth is blooming. It is also known as also known as Spanish bluebell, large bluebell, or squill and comes in several pastel colors.
Much of the birdgift apple tree has fallen. I've broken off the smaller twigs but the big pieces still need to be hauled elsewhere. Some dead wood we burn, some becomes wildlife habitat.
This apricot tree holds the fly-through feeder.
Doves and cardinals really like the fly-through feeder. Many ground-feeding birds will visit a feeder like this hung low in a tree. Sparrows come too. This type of feeder is good for larger food such as sunflower seeds, corn kernels, or peanuts. I generally put out a songbird blend that is mostly sunflower seeds with a little safflower and a few peanuts.
This is the south lot looking west.
Behind the mulch pile, those big trees are the Two Sisters at the east edge of the south lot.
The grass wall lies at the south edge of the south lot.
The well cap is at the south edge of the south lot. It has a sun dial and a bench.
The bench has Celtic knotwork on the supports.
This is the septic garden. On the left is a plant tower. On the right you can see the aenometer for our new home weather station. Most of what has sprouted in the septic garden so far are wild onions, chives, and one patch of sedum. These wild onions produce small bulbs at the base and tiny bulbils on top.
Daffodils are blooming along the northern edge of the south lot where it joins the forest yard.
This fallen log lies between the south lot and the forest yard. By now it is mostly covered in moss.
This is the south lot looking east. Part of a tree came down last summer and we couldn't get anyone to come out and cut it apart.
At the northwest end of the south lot, where it joins the forest yard, is a patch of daylilies. They are edible but I haven't eaten them.
