Journal

The Pokeberry Patch

March 28, 2023

An accident turns into one of the best spots in the yard

tags: pokeberry patch / landry property

Nature Journal - Landry Property 12/13/2022

December 13, 2022

It's been so gray and damp here recently... and that means more mushrooms

tags: landry property

Feeling the Roots

February 26, 2023

Lessons learned from transplanting the lone Sassafras tree in our yard

tags: landry property / sassafras / transplants

The Watering Can - 5/29/2023

May 30, 2023

The first in a series of weekly updates on the plants I'm caring for in our yard

A watering can next to an Aquatic Milkweed, surrounded by long green grasses and sedges

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 6/6/2023

June 9, 2023

Some new additions, and the early June rains are making my watering job a lot easier

A metal watering can rests in front of a small Black Willow sapling, on the banks of a pond

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 6/12/2023

June 13, 2023

The rain has dried up a bit, and the dance of keeping many different species happy gets tricky

A closeup of a new green branch with leaves on an elderberry

tags: the watering can / landry property / sambucus canadensis / acer rubrum / asimina triloba / cercis canadensis

The Watering Can - 6/19/2023

June 20, 2023

"And I start to complain that there's no rain..."

A small milkweed plant uprooted by an unknown animal

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 6/30/2023

June 30, 2023

The Sun, the Solstice, the Shifting Season

Unopened Coreopsis blooms in front of the watering can

tags: the watering can / landry property / sambucus canadensis

The Watering Can - 7/7/2023

July 7, 2023

Finally putting a bit more in the ground as the yard stabilizes and we get some more rain

Three dying physotegia plants newly planted in the ground

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 8/4/2023

August 4, 2023

Summer learnin'

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 11/27/2023

November 28, 2023

The aftermath of trying to learn how to grow plants during the most extreme drought of my lifetime

Huge patches of brown, dead grass cover a yard in between a pond and house

tags: landry property / the watering can

The Watering Can - 4/15/2024

April 15, 2024

Let's see who survived the winter and is giving it a go in 2024

A small, spiky cedar tree sapling sticks out of the ground next to a metal watering can

tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 6/3/2024

June 4, 2024

The warm, wet Spring has continued and the plants are loving it.

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tags: the watering can / landry property

The Watering Can - 7/5/2024

July 4, 2024

Summer's here and the heat has followed. So far, the rains are still around...

A close view of a large, fresh sunflower facing the camera

tags: the watering can / landry property

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