tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post7978822029951440737..comments2024-02-28T17:42:05.365-05:00Comments on Outside Clyde: A Snake In The GrassChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-84108982895560735312007-12-13T11:51:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:51:00.000-05:00The wall looks terrific! I agree...remove what you...The wall looks terrific! I agree...remove what you don't want early in the game, so the stuff you DO want can get established sooner.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-43610866826086039322007-12-10T22:55:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:55:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for the compliments on the wall.In...Thanks everyone for the compliments on the wall.<BR/><BR/>Intersting read at Tom Spencer's Pam. Serendipity over drive.<BR/><BR/>I think more like Hank. Remove anything that isn't right and replace with new. I will admit to having trouble with getting rid of all the Apple trees. I was waffling. I'll keep the best ones for now. If we don't have another Great Easter Freeze maybe by next fall I'll Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-46857373180817639832007-12-10T20:26:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:26:00.000-05:00I second the others; the wall looks absolutely gor...I second the others; the wall looks absolutely gorgeous and very authentic. I have never liked those "perfect" stone walls made from all those perfectly thin stones that to me are hardly better than flag"stone". They look so obviously store bought. You are lucky to have natural stones! And I can't believe how good a job you did for your very first wall. Now you can add that skill to your resume..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-90446575872219554042007-12-10T17:32:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:32:00.000-05:00chris you must keep the apple trees. You don't ha...chris you must keep the apple trees. You don't have to spray them. Just let them bloom and produce apples. You can pick them and cut out the worms. They won't taste any different. The butterflies and other critters will enjoy any you leave behind.<BR/><BR/>They were definitely talking to you. Just as the stones did while you were stacking them. All seems happy there. <BR/><BR/>Wetting a Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-22852019482677609622007-12-10T17:06:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:06:00.000-05:00Lake County Point of View Trees of Antiquity Heir...<A HREF="http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/" REL="nofollow">Lake County Point of View </A><BR/> <BR/><A HREF="http://www.treesofantiquity.com/" REL="nofollow">Trees of Antiquity</A><BR/> <BR/>Heirloom fruit tree stock. Request a catalog. They are fantastic... I never knew there were so many apples and pears and nuts and...<BR/> <BR/>The wall looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-86561005828773566002007-12-10T12:09:00.000-05:002007-12-10T12:09:00.000-05:00It seems that once the leaves fall, the flowers wi...It seems that once the leaves fall, the flowers withdraw and the bones of the gardens are revealed, we all want to see rocks, rock walls and now your rock snakes, Christopher. <BR/><BR/>If you put in some new apple trees, would leaving a couple of older ones help with pollination as well as look beautiful? <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-76115292403141453692007-12-10T11:09:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:09:00.000-05:00Pam @ Digging says:There have been several posts a...Pam @ <A HREF="http://www.penick.net/digging" REL="nofollow">Digging</A> says:<BR/><BR/>There have been several posts about lifting and stacking stones lately, including one at Zanthan Gardens and one at Tom Spencer's Soul of the Garden. I thought of you when I read his poem about his father building a stone wall. You should check it out: <A HREF="http://www.soulofthegarden.com/dailymuse1207.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-44194291621733682782007-12-10T09:02:00.000-05:002007-12-10T09:02:00.000-05:00It is amazing to me that those rocks are dry stack...It is amazing to me that those rocks are dry stacked. You've done a wonderful job. <BR/><BR/>We had a record high of 76 yesterday. I hate it.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-20997976074087846422007-12-10T06:45:00.000-05:002007-12-10T06:45:00.000-05:00Oh yes, the snake has revealed itself. Thanks to ...Oh yes, the snake has revealed itself. Thanks to the apple trees, now they must not be sacrified. The rockpodge is far superior to anything store bought. It is perfect. Finishing off the top seems to call for large flat stones, do you think? About the apple trees, how about some artistic pruning, to show the trunk angles? The whole picture is lovely.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-53328964413470514702007-12-10T03:27:00.000-05:002007-12-10T03:27:00.000-05:00Pam @ Digging says:Your wall looks great, Christop...Pam @ <A HREF="http://www.penick.net/digging" REL="nofollow">Digging</A> says:<BR/><BR/>Your wall looks great, Christopher. Thank god you didn't buy "fancy" store-bought stone. Part of the beauty of your wall is knowing that the stones came from your land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-43593409382815135102007-12-09T22:18:00.000-05:002007-12-09T22:18:00.000-05:00The older ones are overgrown or fallen over. They ...The older ones are overgrown or fallen over. They are an unknown type. The smaller ones have to be seedlings from fallen apples, a double unknown. Apples are a high maintenance, high chemical dependent crop at least to my knowledge.<BR/><BR/>So I'll save a couple, do some research and see if I can get something from them organically. If not they are nice spring bloomers.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-19522883037180946302007-12-09T21:53:00.000-05:002007-12-09T21:53:00.000-05:00I do see it. Apple trees seem like strong assets-...I do see it. <BR/><BR/>Apple trees seem like strong assets--why do (or did) you want to kill them?chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com