All of the plants that I bought last weekend were for the front of the house; shrubs along the fence and by the road and plants around the area that will be a small patio.
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Under a thin coating of top soil the ground here is clay.
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After some frustrating hole digging with a shovel, I went out and bought a pick axe. Much more effective but harder on my back.
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I can see the gardens and the bird feeders from the front room and Rasta and I have been entertained
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by the birds
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(Goldfinches, Sparrows, Chickadees, Rose breasted Nuthatches, Blue Jays, Mourning Doves, Cardinals and a Pigeon)
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and a very cute
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and cheeky, little red squirrel
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who tried unsuccessfully to get up to the feeders
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but settled for
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what he could find on the ground.
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When I moved in, 2 months ago,
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the bluff was covered in flowers. They have all, now, gone to seed, except for Goldenrod and Asters.
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The area is now populated by flocks of nondescript, little, seed eating birds.
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The only ones|I recognize are Wrens but they may be eating bugs off the seeds.
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There's also the occasional Monarch cruising by, lighting briefly on the Goldenrod (I will have to plant some Milkweed) before continuing on their way. Always Westward.
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