Our Acer Saccharum Marshall or Sugar Maple was looking rather nice and full on November 5.
About Me
- Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder
- Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html
Showing posts with label Our Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Our Trees. Show all posts
Friday, November 8, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Early July Huge Oak Tree Down
On July 11, the doorbell rang...
It was one of the back door neighbors.
Well, our vast property of 2.167 acres or 0.88 hectare, borders five different neighbors and additional neighbors across the street.
It was a livid neighbor... he demanded to speak to my husband.
'I'm sorry, my husband went to heaven on April 30...' I said.
He calmed a bit down and continued to tell me that a huge oak tree had fallen down and had taken one of his big trees down and it fell on our fence...
Next day I took my iPhone and went to our wood garden to assess the situation.
That is captured in above video...
We had been having so much rain all spring and summer, that the tree guy could not start due to the soil being too muddy for the use of his Bobcat.
I'd searched for someone that also would clear the underbrush.
My Pieter did that himself on
And the center bridge had to be taken up as it got destroyed by severe weather on February 12, 2024.
Center bridge destroyed by flood water... this needs to be taken up.
Center bridge and wild underbrush...
View towards street and 1st bridge
Center bridge to the right and sadly our pussy willow also got whacked down...
More underbrush...
Underbrush
View of 3rd bridge and more underbrush...
3rd bridge
On September 3, when I went to Atlanta to see my nephrologist at Emory, Mitchell from One Moore Tree Service tackled the job as it finally had dried out enough...
My first time via Angi and this person deserved his 5 stars!
Mitchell very well took over my Pieter's care for the underbrush...
Related links:
Bridge and Underbrush Clearing | previous post with Pieter clearing underbrush in January of 2022...
Severe Weather with Bridge Destruction | previous post from February 12, 2024
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Our Autumn Garden Blooms & HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
The 2022 Autumn has been very brief...
On October 9, our Hydrangea paniculata, Limelight still blooming like it would not end!
More in detail with perfect sunlight.
This was already blooming on September 8—the longest lasting blooms we've ever seen!
Check post below about 'Our Garden Blooms in Summer
On October 21, Pieter did bring in a giant red Hibiscus bloom.
Placed it in our Repoussé Silver Rose vase...
Showing here its proportion a little better...
On October 30 when we left for North Carolina and Tennessee it was very dark and drizzling so I could not capture our Sugar Maple.
Photo got taken on November 4, day after our return and as you see—most leaves are already down and not even turned completely golden yet.
Pieter's open hand gives you a good idea about the size of yet another red Hibiscus bloom on November 7.
Love this red Hibiscus with its very special center.
A detail of its fabulous center—too bad our hummingbirds are already gone to the Caribbean.
Not the best photo taken on November 13—that late into the season.
But what I wanted to show here is that these petunias, the Blanket® Double Chardonnay in our Fiberglass Window Boxes remained like miniature plants...
Very disappointing!
Blanket® Double Chardonnay Petunia Plant ←click link
GrowJoy claims that one plant grows to mature size of 10–inches tall x 24–inches wide or
25 cm x 60 cm.
Our plants sure did NOT do that, they remained very miniature as you can see by my hand as comparison.
In post below you can see them also
On November 19, our Hydrangea paniculata Limelight had turned pinkish from some near frost nights...
There were more buds but they did not turn out the way the first two did!
On our patio the summer blooming azalea still performs well as a pot plant!
Another great performer on the patio as a pot plant is the Rosemary—they bloom year round!
On Sunday, November 20 I captured our regal Camellia Japonica Debutante.
You can clearly see the now raised wooden walkway that Pieter finished in June while I was in Europe solo...
Holding one regal Camellia Japonica Debutante in my hand...
Mariette's Back to Basics wishes you and your loved ones a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING
And all those that reside outside of the USA, THANKS for your VISITS over the years!
Black Friday is always on with FREE SHIPPING at Spectrenoir on line ←click link.
Related link:
{Our Fiberglass Window Boxes & Double Cascade Pink Petunias} | previous post by me
Our Garden Blooms in Summer | previous post by me
{Camellia Debutante & Chocolate} | previous post by me
{Let It Be A Happy New Year} | previous post by me
{Our Camellia Japonica Debutante} | previous post by me
Espresso with French Macarons | previous post by me
Our Camellia Japonica Debutante in Winter | previous post by me
Pieter Captured our Estate + Progress for me to View While in Limburg | previous post with Petunias
Thursday, July 28, 2022
The BIG Reveal and Moonflower—Ipomoea alba
So FINALLY I will show you the BIG Reveal of Pieter's Completed Wood Trail Mega Task!
Pieter took these images last night after heavy thunder and thus dark weather.
That 'tricked' our Moonflower — Ipomoea alba, into opening up instead of waiting till dark!
Some insect seems to be snacking on its heart–shaped leaves...
They are gorgeous
Related links:
Pieter's Outfit from Khazana at Taj Palace New Delhi Hotel | previous post where Pieter also shows this Moonflower—Ipomoea alba
Pieter Captured our Estate + Progress for me to View While in Limburg | previous post by me
Pieter Capturing his Progress on the Wood Trail while I was in Limburg | previous post by me
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Pieter Capturing his Progress on the Wood Trail while I was in Limburg
While I was in Limburg, Pieter got determined to finish our Wood Trail, adjacent to the gazebo, till the greenhouse in the back.
The grass looked rather lush and you can see Kwekkie standing near the pond.
Greenhouse in the back and gazebo to the left.
Speckie, our youngest kitty–girl, is watching over the wooden poles that Pieter hauled back home for placing under the Wood Trail, for elevating it out of the ground so it won't rot that easily.
Thus we stayed in touch over 8,000 km away from each other but still maintaining a Blissful Relationship and Pieter also had the kitties as companions...
Friday, May 27, 2022
This section got last done when Mom was in her final days
It is already over 7 years ago, since Mom's final days.
Our very last FaceTime with Mom,
thanks to my youngest brother Jan's efforts to take his iPhone to Mom at the hospital.
Pieter was outside, working with Wood Protector, when I walked out from our veranda door with the iPad, so Mom could see and hear both of us...
See link below post with photos of this very Wood Trail.
This time, Pieter did raise the trail a bit more and also used side edges with 2 by 2 wood so it stays cleaner after rain.
It got freshly stained with Wood Protector.
This is at the beginning, under the Rose Arbor, taken on May 19!
On May 8, Pieter started out on this Mega Task...
Using wood protector before the 2 by 2 is being added on the side edges.
Taking up the old boards, getting the rusted screws all out and then putting it together again...
You see some of the damaged, rotten wood and that only since January 2015...
There are bird houses on that huge oak tree, at the end.
This is close to our Gazebo as you see part of it.
On May 14, action... sand for filling up under the Wood Trail and the cart with tools...
Back breaking job for Pieter and on his knees...
He constantly gets scratches on his legs as he uses blood thinners; scary!
Here is the bottleneck; this HUGE laurel oak tree Quercus hemisphaerica has grown so much that its 'toes' are everywhere, and they elevated the wood trail.
The 2 by 2 edges have been treated and are ready to come on.
Bit by bit it will come together; once more and hope for again some 7 years or more!
I have no idea if the bird house is in use...
Maybe our birds are used to Pieter being around.
While Pieter took his nap, on May 19, I took these photos...
You see those thick 'toes' from the oak tree?
Now look at the top of that 2 x 6 inch...
So, this is what Pieter did...
Some tree pedicure and getting a piece out of one of its thick 'toes' for getting the 2 x 6 inch.
Wounded tree toes do not grow, so that will remain like that.
Shown more in detail here.
Nobody else would do such tedious work for you; so the 93-year old husband is doing it himself instead!
Figuring out a way how to, and then into action.
That 'toe' pedicure got done with the electric chain saw...
Long exterior wood screws are being used, that are also coated for rust protection...
Drilling in those screws...
Six days later on May 25, and after lots of rainy weather...
Pieter is already working behind the bottle–neck of the huge oak tree!
Our Gardenias Jasminoides Miami Supreme, were lovely but due to heavy rain the turn brown fast...
Yep, the corner has been tackled!
The 2 x 2 edges will hold the wood trail also better together as before, without any support.
But it's still a long way to go, all the way to the greenhouse...
One day, that too will be finished!
We have had lots of rain but one surprise this morning:
Pink Rain lilies or Zephyranthes grandiflora and one of about 70 species in the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis family).
There is a hole in one of its petals...
Another bud to the left, soon to open up...
Related links:
{Cashmere Words of Wisdom & Update} | previous post by me
{Gardenia Dream} | previous post by me
{Gardenia by Royal Albert and our Garden Gardenias} | previous post by me
{Gardenias and Roses as Hostess Gift} | previous post by me
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