Ranch Updates

It's a beautiful day at Sage Creek Ranch.  We're in that time of year when things are blooming, the temps are fabulous, the birds are singing and all is well.

These are the promised before/after pics of the tree clearing we did to promote and encourage our wildlife.

Before:

After:

The photo above is of the big pile of trees and debris from the clearing.

This photo (below) is before Tim planted the grasses.

This next photo is of the grasses coming in after the seeding:

Unfortunately, we discovered that some daisies that Tim had bought at Home Depot came home with Carpet Beetles.  After reading up on these critters, I wasn't happy with Home Depot.  If these things get in the house, they are very difficult to remove and they eat every kind of fabric (and well as a host of other things).  I got the 4 plants out of the garden asap and Tim sprayed (although spray isn't supposed to really help much, I thought it would be better than doing nothing).

However, even with the pests, it IS spring and the Indian Paintbrushes are beginning to bloom.