2014 – LandRemedy Blog

July 2014 – Slope Looking Happy

photo of flowers — blanket flower, tigerlilies, campion, grapevine, brambles, willow, blueberries, alder, daisies…and the best part of all, no phragmites in the pond!

June 2014 – West Slope, Sans Knotweed

photo of west slope — Milkweed and rosa rugosa “Sandy” bloom happily on the west slope, where the knotweed once was. We remain vigilant for resprouts!

June 2014 – Mystery Plant Appears

photo of large plant — This plant is getting way too big for comfort.

photo of plant ID-ing — What the heck is this stuff?

I think it’s White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus). It’s a nitrogen fixer. Its roots are pretty deep the second year. I decide that if I find any in its first year again, I’ll just till it into the soil (before it flowers!)

Inspiration from Michigan

photo of Steve in garden — Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan

photo of garden pond — There seemed to be too many cattails here. There are lots of great native plants, looking beautiful.

photo of fence around tree — Aha! So that’s how they protect their young trees from deer browsing!

June 2014 – East Pond Sans Phragmites

photo of pond, E end — The phrags are gone, however, we remain vigilant for resprouts.

June 2014 – The Turtles Return

photo of turtle — The turtles are back, laying eggs again.

May 2014 – Healthier Pond Without Phragmites

It sure is nice to see the pond without any phragmites, dead or alive!

photo of pond — White ash, blue point juniper, river birch, elm, dogwood. Sensitive fern on far side of pond.

May 2014 – Things are Looking Up

photo of plants on slope — Evergreens, purple salvia, willow, eastern red cedar, lilac, campion

May 2014 – Buckthorn, Revisited

The east side of our property still has buckthorn and bittersweet.

photo of invasives and trillium — Think that 3-leaved plant at the bottom of this photo is poison ivy? Actually it isn’t. It’s a desirable native trillium.

photo of brush — Some pretty huge branches were removed that day.

photo of bench — After I hauled away these invasive things, there was actually a place to sit afterwards, to rest.

May 2014 – Lookin’ Good

photo of garden, W slope — The slope where the knotweed once was is looking much better these days.