Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so they have an
outside run area during the day instead of hanging out in the house.

Got pics up at http://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/ if
anyone is bored.

Currently working on how to build and hang the gates. I've got one gate
done, kicking back and forth the best way to attach its sister to the
right which will be bolted to a brick wall.

Pretty well set on using those plastic punch anchors that expand when
you screw a bolt into them, set into the mortar of the brick to ensure a
strong grip on the bricks with very little chance of brick fracture.

So what about you all? Anything fun?

Scott Hildenbrand wrote in
:

Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so
they have an outside run area during the day instead of
hanging out in the house.

Got pics up at
http://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/ if
anyone is bored.

ooh. fancy. my dogs just have electric fence... no, not that
stupid invisible stuff, just electric fence set at 1', 2', &
4'. that pretty much discourages the chickens from going into
the dog's areas & keeps the dogs where they belong.
i used to let them run in the pasture, but i got a pair of
nanny goats & they beat the snot out of my Malamute (he's very
non-dominant), so he has his own yard now. sometimes my Great
Pyr/Border Collie cross goes out with him, but they don't
really like each other much (the GP/BC is older & the Mal is
too active for his taste). the goats don't bother the GP/BC
for some reason.

my current project is brushing out the llamas before it gets
too wintery. Juni was easy, only 2 hours, but she's all short
hairs. i spent 3 hours on Sally yesterday & she still has some
mats in her undercoat. i let her go after 3 hours though. i
didn't really want to try her (seemingly infinite) patience.
llamas don't like much handling.
today is Russian's turn. he's dumb as a rock & a horrible
mess. he's been rolling in pine, so he's probably all pitch &
sticks
lee

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?

Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
******************************

Scott Hildenbrand wrote:
Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so they have an
outside run area during the day instead of hanging out in the house.

Got pics up at http://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/ if
anyone is bored.

Currently working on how to build and hang the gates. I've got one gate
done, kicking back and forth the best way to attach its sister to the
right which will be bolted to a brick wall.

Pretty well set on using those plastic punch anchors that expand when
you screw a bolt into them, set into the mortar of the brick to ensure a
strong grip on the bricks with very little chance of brick fracture.

So what about you all? Anything fun?

I'm out harvesting the deer that got fat sponging off our gardens all
summer

Frank

On Oct 30, 7:50 pm, Scott Hildenbrand
wrote:
Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so they have an
outside run area during the day instead of hanging out in the house.

Got pics up athttp://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/if
anyone is bored.

Currently working on how to build and hang the gates. I've got one gate
done, kicking back and forth the best way to attach its sister to the
right which will be bolted to a brick wall.

Pretty well set on using those plastic punch anchors that expand when
you screw a bolt into them, set into the mortar of the brick to ensure a
strong grip on the bricks with very little chance of brick fracture.

So what about you all? Anything fun?


Hard work, but fun too. I have been replacing walkways in my garden,
which
have been there for about 20 years. Cheap pavers that "made do" Am
replacing
them with ones that are a little more attractive. One path is what I
call the
:crazy quilt" style: a combo of several different pavers in different
sizes along
with a number of very old brick that I have found here and there. It's
like doing
a jigsaw puzzle with different sized pieces and a few pieces missing.
I finished
it today. Looks good.
Also cutting some shrubs back so DH can run them thru the chipper/
shredder
for next spring's mulch.
I'm enjoing the roses; they are going nuts with this weather (days
70-80 and
nights 40 -50) They love it! Hot Cocoa and Daybreaker are over 6 feet
now
and covered with blooms. Knockout has so many flowers it is difficult
to see
leaves!!
Bought a new shrub at the nursery 40% off sale: Elderberry 'Black
Beauty'.
Planting pansies/violas for winter color, and a few winter vegies,
too.
Oh, and put out a few cyclamen, too. Gorgeous colors....
Raking a few leaves; they are just beginning to fall.

We are taking a day off from work and going on a fall color drive to
the
Coast Range and small valleys to the west of us. It is like going back
in time
about 250 years, to early California. Beautiful country. Will take a
lunch and
maybe hike a bit.

Emilie
NorCal

On 10/31/07 7:15 AM, in article
, "enigma"
wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand wrote in
:

Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so
they have an outside run area during the day instead of
hanging out in the house.

Got pics up at
http://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/ if
anyone is bored.

ooh. fancy. my dogs just have electric fence... no, not that
stupid invisible stuff, just electric fence set at 1', 2', &
4'. that pretty much discourages the chickens from going into
the dog's areas & keeps the dogs where they belong.
i used to let them run in the pasture, but i got a pair of
nanny goats & they beat the snot out of my Malamute (he's very
non-dominant), so he has his own yard now. sometimes my Great
Pyr/Border Collie cross goes out with him, but they don't
really like each other much (the GP/BC is older & the Mal is
too active for his taste). the goats don't bother the GP/BC
for some reason.

my current project is brushing out the llamas before it gets
too wintery. Juni was easy, only 2 hours, but she's all short
hairs. i spent 3 hours on Sally yesterday & she still has some
mats in her undercoat. i let her go after 3 hours though. i
didn't really want to try her (seemingly infinite) patience.
llamas don't like much handling.
today is Russian's turn. he's dumb as a rock & a horrible
mess. he's been rolling in pine, so he's probably all pitch &
sticks
lee
Hey Lee, you going spin that wool? I'll take some roving for felting!
Cheryl

On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?

Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or Sunday.
Today is out.

C

Cheryl Isaak wrote in
:

Hey Lee, you going spin that wool? I'll take some roving
for felting! Cheryl

i don't have it in roving. i can sort of make it into batts...
it's a bit long stapled for my carder! i have a large cement
mixing tub of a nice red off of Perl in the wood room. i can
probably get some usable white off of Cisco when i get to him
too. he's a dilute Appy though, so there will be some red
mixed in. this stuff felts great though!
lee

Cheryl Isaak expounded:

On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?

Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or Sunday.
Today is out.

C
Today I got almost all of my bulbs in, I've still got some alliums
left to plant. Had to come in and eat before Pilates. If I only had
one more hour.....

What do you all think about moving a rose at this time of year? I
thought it died, but there's life in it, and I want to move it away
from the road, I think that's what's killing it. Either I move it or
it's dead next spring - think I should go for it?
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
******************************

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?
Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or Sunday.
Today is out.

C


Ann: Sounds nice.. I've seen some patios done with a mish mash of
"found" materials, made up of bricks, pavers, slabs and etc.. Makes for
a unique look.


Cheryl: I'd looked at witch hazel before. Seems like a cool plant..
Though, it doesn't work in zone 6 from what I've seen, does it?

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?
Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or Sunday.
Today is out.

C


I'd looked at Witch Hazel before, but it doesn't work well in zone 6b,
does it?

mleblanca wrote:
On Oct 30, 7:50 pm, Scott Hildenbrand
wrote:
Myself, I'm busy with building a fence for the hounds so they have an
outside run area during the day instead of hanging out in the house.

Got pics up athttp://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/dog-run/gallery/if
anyone is bored.

Currently working on how to build and hang the gates. I've got one gate
done, kicking back and forth the best way to attach its sister to the
right which will be bolted to a brick wall.

Pretty well set on using those plastic punch anchors that expand when
you screw a bolt into them, set into the mortar of the brick to ensure a
strong grip on the bricks with very little chance of brick fracture.

So what about you all? Anything fun?


Hard work, but fun too. I have been replacing walkways in my garden,
which
have been there for about 20 years. Cheap pavers that "made do" Am
replacing
them with ones that are a little more attractive. One path is what I
call the
:crazy quilt" style: a combo of several different pavers in different
sizes along
with a number of very old brick that I have found here and there. It's
like doing
a jigsaw puzzle with different sized pieces and a few pieces missing.
I finished
it today. Looks good.
Also cutting some shrubs back so DH can run them thru the chipper/
shredder
for next spring's mulch.
I'm enjoing the roses; they are going nuts with this weather (days
70-80 and
nights 40 -50) They love it! Hot Cocoa and Daybreaker are over 6 feet
now
and covered with blooms. Knockout has so many flowers it is difficult
to see
leaves!!
Bought a new shrub at the nursery 40% off sale: Elderberry 'Black
Beauty'.
Planting pansies/violas for winter color, and a few winter vegies,
too.
Oh, and put out a few cyclamen, too. Gorgeous colors....
Raking a few leaves; they are just beginning to fall.

We are taking a day off from work and going on a fall color drive to
the
Coast Range and small valleys to the west of us. It is like going back
in time
about 250 years, to early California. Beautiful country. Will take a
lunch and
maybe hike a bit.

Emilie
NorCal



Paths sound nice.. I'd seen a few patios made out of "found" material..
Bricks from here and there, pavers, slabs, etc.. Makes for a unique look.

Scott Hildenbrand wrote:
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article
,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?
Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or
Sunday.
Today is out.

C


I'd looked at Witch Hazel before, but it doesn't work well in zone 6b,
does it?

Whoops... Never mind, that was Chinese Witch Hazel I was thinking
about.. Now that I've looked back into it again, see Witch Hazel is good
to zone 3..


When does it start blooming for you?

On 11/1/07 2:21 PM, in article ,
"Scott Hildenbrand" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/31/07 7:48 AM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Scott Hildenbrand expounded:

So what about you all? Anything fun?
Cleaning up the gardens, planting garlic (finally!), and I've got
tulips to get into the ground. Other than that I've busied myself in
the house organizing things, they do tend to get out of control over
the gardening season

Nice dog run! I'll be busy getting a chicken coop up for next spring,
that's the big project for this fall.

I need to finish edging around the witch hazel - maybe tomorrow or Sunday.
Today is out.

C


Ann: Sounds nice.. I've seen some patios done with a mish mash of
"found" materials, made up of bricks, pavers, slabs and etc.. Makes for
a unique look.


Cheryl: I'd looked at witch hazel before. Seems like a cool plant..
Though, it doesn't work in zone 6 from what I've seen, does it?
Can't see why it wouldn't
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HAVI4

Mine's a plain old yellow, but there are reds and orange flowered ones too.

C

On 11/1/07 12:24 PM, in article
, "enigma"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote in
:

Hey Lee, you going spin that wool? I'll take some roving
for felting! Cheryl

i don't have it in roving. i can sort of make it into batts...
it's a bit long stapled for my carder! i have a large cement
mixing tub of a nice red off of Perl in the wood room. i can
probably get some usable white off of Cisco when i get to him
too. he's a dilute Appy though, so there will be some red
mixed in. this stuff felts great though!
lee

I'd like some if you won't use/sell it all..

Do you use the beans (from the hind end) straight in the garden or compost
them some first?
Cheryl