PROJECT PHOTOS

Flowering

April 7, 2008

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one of the three water iris plants

water iris

chives in bloom in hydroponic garden area

dawn lit rose

dew covered rose

grapefruit on the trees are really sweet this year

bougainvilla at the driveway

herb planters

bougainvillea

water iris

 These are some photos around the property of the spring explosion of flowers. Billy tries to keep the grass under control at this time of year, it's like fighting the jungle. Then after this wet season, the drought comes in before summer and the rainstorms. We are just about to get our Honeybees on the property so they can pollinate their little heads off. That should double our fruit production and make everything work better, besides providing us with wildflower and orange blossom honey.

We started planting our garden for this year, adding about double the amount of vegetables and tomato plants than last year. We are adding some solar components on the property, Billy is working on a solar irrigation system, solar pump for the solar pool heater we already have and some solar pond filter pumps. We are also planning on adding a wind turbine to operate a battery bank for our whole house drinking water system. It will pump from the well and pump it to the house.

more water iris

backlit bougainvillea

Billy on tractor

rose garden

salmon color roses

pink roses

apple blossoms

macadamia nuts in bloom

herb garden on the front walkway