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Feb 12, 2015 11:18 PM CST
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Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Zinnias Plays in the sandbox Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Organic Gardener
Region: New York Native Plants and Wildflowers Lilies Seed Starter Spiders! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
When my Family moved into our house long ago our yard was nothing more than dirt and mud with a chain link fence. A pool and cement blocks were buried under the entire backyard and front and we had heavy clay. It was so bad our yards were completely dug up to put new soil down and grass.

All those years my parents tried gardening but most shrubs became overgrown and weeds were in every part of the front and back and the grass was brown and hardly grew.

I would say past 10 years I have been working hard to fix up the property and these are a few photos from Summer 2014 showing all the trees/shrubs/grass/ and flowers I had been planting or growing and making the place look alive. I'm the landscaper too. We had heavy rain before taking them so the grass is slightly taller than usual.

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Feb 13, 2015 9:29 AM CST
Name: Susie
Leonard, Minnesota (Zone 3b)
Annuals Herbs Heucheras Canning and food preservation Irises Lilies
Region: Minnesota Native Plants and Wildflowers Peonies Sedums Seed Starter Vegetable Grower
Good job! I can see that you love landscaping and what an improvement you've made! Thumbs up I tip my hat to you.
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Feb 17, 2015 6:15 PM CST
Name: Patty W
La Salle Illinois (Zone 5a)
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Really like what you have. Like you I'm my own landscaper as well. Your hard work shows.
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Feb 17, 2015 6:17 PM CST
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Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Zinnias Plays in the sandbox Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Organic Gardener
Region: New York Native Plants and Wildflowers Lilies Seed Starter Spiders! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Thank you both!
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Mar 20, 2015 7:02 PM CST
Name: Veronica
zone 5b
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Art Butterflies Irises Region: Indiana
Hummingbirder Hostas Dog Lover Daylilies Cut Flowers Clematis
lI will be watching your progress as you work on your yard-garden this year.. You have made wonderful strides so far. Congratulations!
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Mar 23, 2015 9:51 PM CST
Name: Mike
Hazel Crest, IL (Zone 5b)
"Have no patience for bare ground"
Keith, I tip my hat to you. to you on your labor of love in the garden. We will be eagerly looking forward to your updates as the season progress.
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Mar 25, 2015 5:12 PM CST
Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F
Daylilies Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
I agree We will be looking forward to your progress.
Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
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Aug 7, 2015 11:25 PM CST
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Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Zinnias Plays in the sandbox Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Organic Gardener
Region: New York Native Plants and Wildflowers Lilies Seed Starter Spiders! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Here's a few photos of this years garden. I got a very tall Sunflower out of a few, the front garden did great his year. The backyard is the same just better weeded and trimmed so didn't post any photos. Also photos of hybrid lily seedlings I bred, and a strange; but beautiful variegated tomato I got from seed from last years plants I grew.
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Aug 15, 2015 8:53 AM CST
Name: Mike
Hazel Crest, IL (Zone 5b)
"Have no patience for bare ground"
Keith that sunflower make a tall guy like you look like a dwarf. Rolling on the floor laughing Looking good.
robinseeds.com
"Life as short as it

























is, is amazing, isn't it. MichaelBurton

"Be your best you".
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Aug 15, 2015 12:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Zinnias Plays in the sandbox Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Organic Gardener
Region: New York Native Plants and Wildflowers Lilies Seed Starter Spiders! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Hazelcrestmikeb said:Keith that sunflower make a tall guy like you look like a dwarf. Rolling on the floor laughing Looking good.


Ha ha thanks nodding
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Apr 13, 2016 4:11 AM CST
Name: Nicole Martin
Shelton, CT
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Keith, I appreciate your efforts for the improvements of yard, you have done great job with good progress.
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Apr 14, 2016 10:36 AM CST
Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F
Daylilies Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Keith, any spring flowers in your garden yet? I know you are pretty far north so perhaps your spring is still a few weeks away.
Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
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Apr 14, 2016 11:14 AM CST
Minnesota and Alaska (Zone 3a)
Kudos to all of your hard work! It looks great. Hurray!
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Apr 14, 2016 1:45 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Zinnias Plays in the sandbox Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Organic Gardener
Region: New York Native Plants and Wildflowers Lilies Seed Starter Spiders! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
rocklady said:Keith, any spring flowers in your garden yet? I know you are pretty far north so perhaps your spring is still a few weeks away.


Daffodils, tulips, crocus, grape hyacinth, hosta and Lilys are already popping up.
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