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Naturalization of my Property |
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Backyard - 2001
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Winter &
Spring
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Winter 2000-2001
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Here's what the backyard
looked like during the winter.
We had a lot of snow this
winter.
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Early in the Spring 2001
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At last! - Spring starts
to peep around the corner! |
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Later in the Spring - May 2001
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I have transplanted some
daylillies into the area to the right of the bird feeder. This is an
example of allowing certain non-native plants in. The daylillies
will fill this area in very quickly. If they start to spread beyond
where I want them, they can be easily removed.
And eventually I can replace them with native
species. The birdbath is also a new addition.
This picture was taken from the bedroom window. |
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Here's the area of the
"field", with lots of plants getting started. Most
of the native plants are still only less than a foot tall.
I left last year's dead plant stalks until the end
of May - just before this picture was taken. Birds use the
materials in the stalks for food and nest building. Also, the
fallen stalks decay and return to the Earth.
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Here is a view out towards
the pond from the bedroom window.
The big branch is part of the white oak tree.
I will continue to mow the grass along the trails
and in the small grassy areas that are have remaining - one of which
is visible at the bottom of this photo.
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