Here are some really cool design concepts for a commercial project that we are working on for a really good client. These are just the rough concepts but really give an idea of how creative our designers are with a project. These are 4 ideas for the same front entrance, and each one is completely different. Holly Smith and Brad Bard collaborated on these designs. Just wait to see the final design and the actual project installed.
We got in some new baby chicks in at Acorn Lane Farm this week. Our friend Ellen in Versailles wanted to get some more chickens for her property so we split a shipment of chicks with her, well we got 18, and she got 10. If you have never experienced how they ship chicks, it is quite an amazing thing. They ship day old chicks from the hatchery via US mail in a small box, as in 12” x14” and 28 baby chicks fit in there comfortably! Ellen was getting them up to size and had a great setup in her house. She took a guest bathroom and put the baby chicks in a walk-in glass shower, with the heat lamps and everything. They have grown quickly and Ellen was ready to get them out of the house, because as Hope and I can tell you, they create quite a mess. With our current resident 24 hens and 2 roosters, we raised them in a homemade brooder box in our basement of our old house. The funny thing was our old house was in a subdivision and if the Homeowners Association knew about the chickens, I am sure that they would have freaked out!
So Ellen called us and brought our new little guys down the same day. We have a new area for them to roam in but it is a little cold right now for these girls and guys to be out and about. So we have an adorable little wood coop that we set up a heat lamp in and they are staying nice and warm.
Baby chicks checkign out their new home
The Boone Gardiner Blog is back, Jack! After a two-year sabbatical, we are back. We celebrate our 114th year in business this year and are so excited to share all of the great, new things we have going on. Stay tuned for lots of content and details on our reopening of the retail garden center, our new Acorn Lane Farm and Petting Zoo, gardening and farm lifestyle tips and of course our awesome landscape design/ build projects. Oh, yeah and a new website coming soon. We can’t wait!!
This is Earth week. Plant your own vegetable garden at home. Save money while feeding your family, fresh organic produce that doesn’t have to be shipped across the country or overseas. If you don’ have the time for your own vegetable garden support local farmers through Farmer’s Markets or CSAs.
OK, I hope that this is just a fluke, but with global climate change, it probably isn’t. While it is one of the most beautiful springs we have ever had with the amazing explosion of color all at once, it is also very dry. We are usually complaining about spring being too wet, but that is not the case this year. If we don’t get rain, remember to water your new landscape plantings once a week with a thorough soaking. A thorough soaking is defined as a deep watering of an inch or more. When it is this hot and dry, you may want to do that 2 times a week. . Hand watering is the best way to water and most efficient. Sprinklers and irrigation can easily under or over water. If you do use these methods, it is essential to monitor plants to make sure they are getting the proper amount. Now for annuals flowers, vegetables and seeds you will need to water more frequently and monitor the plants for when they need additional moisture. Plants in containers or with smaller root systems dry out much faster than larger trees and shrubs. If you are thinking of installing an irrigation system, look at drip systems, which are highly efficient and use much less water. Rain barrels are a great way of catching rain water and keeping it to use on your garden. More elaborate irrigation systems can include a gray water catchment, cistern, that can hold large amounts of water and then distribute it through an irrigation system via pumps. Of course one of the best methods for water efficiency is to plant the right plant in the right place and choose plants that are native or adaptable to our area and are drought tolerant.
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