Bob | July 1, 2009
Jen’s dad sometimes buys old grain bins and transports them to his farm. Recently he brought us the slightly rusted pieces that he couldn’t use. Even though they weren’t structurally sound for a bin, we could use them to build a shade structure for the pasture. The goats immediately took occupancy while [...]
Category: Buildings |
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Tags: Goats, Livestock, Shade, Sheep
Bob | June 11, 2009
We’ve used hostas for quite some time now in our bouquets as greenery or filler. It’s always a joy to watch them go from little spikes coming out of the ground to full bushy leafiness in a short four weeks. All that and without needing much sun either as they are a shade [...]
Category: Plants |
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Tags: Plants, Shade
Bob | March 6, 2009
A long time ago we referred to this tree as the small oak. There was a much larger one to the right, but sometime in the winter about 15 years ago it was uprooted and fell into the river. Parts of it are still lying there, waiting to be carried off by the current. This is [...]
Category: Trees |
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Tags: River, Shade, Trees
Bob | February 25, 2009
A number of years ago we planted small seedlings across the property. Amongst the varieties were ash, hard maple, and silver maple. The silver maples are fast growers, and many of them are going to reach about twenty feet this year. Last year was the first year we could take a break from [...]
Category: Trees |
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Tags: Shade, Trees