I got the orchard area all cleaned up, it's SO nice now.
It's a multistep process. First, I edge around each raised bed. Then I go into each bed and edge inside (careful of course to avoid the base of the trees/bushes). Then I use the little electric push mower to get in between the beds a bit more. Lastly, I get the big Zen Machine and go around as much as I can and it "cleans up" all the grass from the prior events.
In the end, it looks like this and it makes us happy. Now in the upcoming weeks, I'll add soil as needed and top off with mulch and it will be picture perfect and good for the the season. But for now, we're happy and the trees are happy and blooming.
Speaking of blooming...
Nectarine...
Plums...
Cherry blossoms (bush cherries)...
Fig tree (no blooms but happily leafing out after almost not making it last Summer)...
Both pear trees...
Blueberries (two varieties) are flowering...
This is the mayhaw, flowers and buds all over...
One apple tree...
And the other apple tree!
Spring is definitely doing its thing!
My son loves mayhaw jelly. I wish I could grow it here.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of the blooms. So far only my pear is blooming. I am hoping the apple trees are just late.
You have cleaned the orchard up nicely. The blossom are beautiful. My blueberries need to come out of the utility room.
ReplyDeletethe orchard looks lovely! joyce
ReplyDeleteSuch bloody great photos everything looks amazing
ReplyDeleteYour orchard and it's surroundings look wonderful. Trees are growing nicely and blooming nicely; blooming up for Easter and and the 1st day of Spring come tomorrow. I'm sure the bees are enjoying them beautiful blooms.
ReplyDeleteHopefully no bad weather or hail storms moving in your way.
Have yourselves a wonderful evening.
Quite an orchard. Lovely to see all the blooms.
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful blooms! Mother Nature is waking up! Your orchard looks so tidy and neat.
ReplyDeleteSpring is officially here. The Mesquite trees here in North-Central West Texas have begun to bud.
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