Comments on: October is planting time http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/ "What did you ask at school today?" Richard Feynman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fourmother http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-146 Fourmother Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:07:00 +0000 http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-146 Have you considered xeriscaping? I don't know much about it. My understanding is that it involves native plants, rock gardens and things that don't need water other than the natural ecosystem provides. Succulent ground cover varieties like ice plant are also supposed to be good for fire areas because they hold water. Don't know what to say about the snakes except, "Eeeeek!" Good luck. Have you considered xeriscaping? I don’t know much about it. My understanding is that it involves native plants, rock gardens and things that don’t need water other than the natural ecosystem provides. Succulent ground cover varieties like ice plant are also supposed to be good for fire areas because they hold water. Don’t know what to say about the snakes except, “Eeeeek!” Good luck.

]]> By: kitten http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-145 kitten Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:09:00 +0000 http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-145 We have Water moccasins here and others, but where I live we have a big ditch and a natural spring in my yard. Snakes love it. I understand your fear, but I wouldn't let my fear rule me. I wouldn't over do it like the one neighbor, but I would do a little something. Good luck! We have Water moccasins here and others, but where I live we have a big ditch and a natural spring in my yard. Snakes love it. I understand your fear, but I wouldn’t let my fear rule me. I wouldn’t over do it like the one neighbor, but I would do a little something. Good luck!

]]> By: chelle http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-144 chelle Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:40:00 +0000 http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-144 I like the native grass/meadow idea too. Could you have rock paths through the grasses?<br/><br/>I long for a garden to grow veggies. Becca is so interested in the process at the moment. I like the native grass/meadow idea too. Could you have rock paths through the grasses?

I long for a garden to grow veggies. Becca is so interested in the process at the moment.

]]> By: Megan http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-143 Megan Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://hollysjoy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/october-is-planting-time/#comment-143 Like the native grasses idea, but don't know what I would do given rattlesnakes. Hope that a recent visitor didn't sway any of your landscaping ideas. You have such a beautiful place... Like the native grasses idea, but don’t know what I would do given rattlesnakes. Hope that a recent visitor didn’t sway any of your landscaping ideas. You have such a beautiful place…

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