The day began with a skeleton crew composed of D and P for the morning shift. They worked on digging out the upper landing of the Bridge and the path to complete our loop on the West side of the garden, next to the patio. The morning shift ended early as some of us had to go for our day jobs. Late in the morning, Y went around to check the water levels and water the plants. A lot of our trees have a dedicated irrigation system and it was great to see those trees less thirsty than normal on this hot day.
In the evening shift, P and D finished laying out the foundational layer for the Bridge’s upper landing, including gluing some stones above the base layer after leveling.
P laying out the stones after the landing was dug out and leveled. Photo credit: YSThe stones have been glued in! Photo credit: YSThanks again for the yummy dinner, mama E! Photo credit: YS
Upon E’s suggestion, we also decided to include today a brief photo tour/status update of the various sections of the garden.
Our Japanese Maple seems to like its spot. PC: YSThe new Mare’s Tail is starting to peek out of the Upper Pond surface, and the Red Water Lily here has recovered from its initial shock as well. PC: YSDwarf Mugo Pine just went in yesterday, but so far so good. PC: YSMost of our rock plants seem to have stabilized, especially after trimming away spent blooms on some like the Red-Leaved Thrift on the top. PC: YSOur marginals on the Upper Pond’s Bog Shelf that never skipped a beat! PC: YSSedge and Woolly Thymes on the top and Blue Fescues on the bottom of the snapshot, beside the stream are liking where they are! PC: YSRelatively recent plantings, but Blood Grasses are still vivid, though we’re keeping an eye on the Creeping Jenny beside the stream. PC: YSThe Blue Globe Spruce has been shifting and settling since early days, and we’re keeping an eye on the Cotoneasters for transplant shock, though they look mostly fine for now. PC: YSOur Weeping Caragana is but a day old, but looking fine thus far! PC: YSOur day old Japanese Snowbell’s looking fine, though we’re watching our Bamboos for some shock. PC: YSThe Karl Foerster and Phlox patch looks happy! PC: YSLower Pond Bog Shelf marginals are also thriving! PC: YSThe Barberry still seems to be its thorny self. PC: YSOur new Weeping Cherry might have some transplant shock, we’re hoping for a quick recovery! PC: YSCircling back to the Bridge’s Upper landing Foundation, looking good! PC: YS
The day greeted us in a true Kelowna summer fashion with a warm morning that got progressively warmer by the minute! D, P and Y decided to work on the lower pond waterfall and wrap up the rock frame that would channel the stream over the spill rocks. We also needed to tape down some…
We started our Sunday morning early since it was going to be another hot day. We planned to finish up the lower pond area. We cut out the liner around the skimmer and began to trim back both the under-lay and liner around the lower pond area. We made a few more trips down to…
The weekend crew faced another hot day in the morning and began the morning shift around 8:30 am. P and D began their work on solidifying the bottom steps. Y watered the very thirsty plants, and then joined D and P as they finalized the steps. They’d decided to use glue instead of simply relying…
The day started a little later at 8 am today. The crew kicked off with their usual stand-up. Given P had a lot of meetings and could spend less than an hour this morning, we decided to focus on finishing up the grass removal as well as lowering the step down from the patio to…
The crew had a short day today. In the morning, P and Y worked on adjusting the level of the gravel underneath the entrance of the stream higher. P2 continued adding a few more large flat rocks on the side of the waterfall stack, and along the future garden path. He had to remove an…
We began our first full day at Bosky Acre with a full tour of the property by taking in the earthy aroma of the herbs in the outdoor patio, dreaming up the tastes of all the delicious fruits that the newly planted fruit trees will bear and feasting on the heady scent of the brilliantly…
