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Here are a few photographs of my current adobe garden building along the west side of my house:
New 40' painted metal fence - irrigation lines going in. I cut down the two hideously ugly gnarled Quince trees here and entombed them in adobe like I did the Oleanders (in that BIG block of adobe back there) - I will build adobe planters on the dead Quince blocks! That's a piece of cedar branch sticking up there with a silver spoon wind chime a friend made years ago.New trellis being built for roses yet to come, right outside my back door. There is a small lawn area along fence here (I get nice tree shadows on the new fence) You can see the adobe block drying over the (hopefully) dead Quince Leaf compost along east fence with sleeping plants with irrigation, latest adobe 'mine' there by white buckets (looking north - new fence up there behind the El Camino) - I raked strangers' yards in town for the leaves - adobe along fence line to cut down on weeds, especially noxious Morning GloriesI would like to build a chicken coop/run in this SE back corner (this red clay is hard as cement when dry, and still can't dig this corner even when WET! I want to let chickens 'heal' this soil.)Old shed still has to go, hope to use lumber for the chicken coop/run. Want to free the Mesquite tree between shed and Mexican border fence.Front north yard, mostly in shade until the days lengthenWinter rye doing well in front
I am trying to learn how to get the big fat awful root-eating grubs out of my yard. Sustainable way is to plant peony plants that attract a wasp that lays its eggs on the grubs –
I really want this peony. It does not come from China but from the Mediterranean instead – making it better suited to high Arizona desert growing climate. Unfortunately these are $30 PER ROOT/plant!
It will take probably three summers for one of these plants to really bloom – so meanwhile I will have to try some other organic treatments against those grubs – horrible beasts!
Your yard is really looking beautiful, Linda, truly a wonderful thing you’ve done. Remind me about those peonies around your birthday!
With love,
Sharon
Stop the Storm 
Continued amazing transformations! Can’t wait to see you and this!
Next week!!! Kinda gray and cool today, forced indoors!?!?! Well, lots you can see even as it is! Am excited!! x0x0x
Your yard is really looking beautiful, Linda, truly a wonderful thing you’ve done. Remind me about those peonies around your birthday!
With love,
Sharon
Thanks! I’d rather have a REAL life, but this is the best that I can do – love, me
Good luck on the grubs, Linda. I hope you can have a nice Christmas.
Sam
Thanks Sam! And may you also have a terrific season!!