Finishing up the mulching and landscaping on this plot, I realized that it is composed of 99.9% recycled materials and the only thing that is new and cost money were the strawberry and speedwell plants.It is easy to get resourceful when you lack financial stimulation.
Here are where my materials came from:
Flagstone: Neighbor's yard. Who needs permission when it is just laying there? (Naw, I did ask).
Mulch: Local housing development's party for marketing their homes. I skipped the Open House and hot dogs, but motivated (in the rain) to borrow a truck and grab a load (thank you Dane!).
Newspaper Weed Barrier (under mulch): Raided from the Durango Herald's overflowing recycle can AND it was that day's paper. We read 217 copies while working.Kiddy Pool: (for the dogs to cool their dogs) OK, I bought this new, but it was two years ago. I'm going to drill a hole in the bottom for a drain plug to do my part in combating West Nile Virus.
Plants: Thinned and transported from Paonia friends last year. Poppies, Phlox, catnip, and this year's garlic curtesy of Denise and Bob, Maggie (unbeknownst to her), and Purple Haze Garlic.
Lawn Furniture: Comandered when the boyfriend moved in two weeks ago (scored, in so many ways).
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Nice to discover your blog. We are a couple, Harriet and Cordell Brown and have grown a garden in the Animas Valley for five years.
ReplyDeleteWe got carried away this year when the roughly 10,000 square foot community garden just grew and grew. We are interested in where your garden is located.
Special Note: Our tomatoes are just now coming on. We have over 60-plants, mostly heirloom. Our email is explorers100@yahoo.com.
Good growing and a great harvest to you.
Elliot:
ReplyDeleteMy garden is located in the town of Durango. My tomatoes are not turning yet- I've had a rough year this year with the weather and hail.
Where is your garden?