I have mentioned that we are close to a busy road.
Last night, probably because it was hot, the noise bothered Tim more than usual. He was up and down quite a bit in the night.
We already know that we want to plant raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries in that area this fall, but I got the idea to plant a sound barrier too. Arbor vitae was one suggestion. I suggested that since we were headed to Tractor Supply in the morning, we should check out the Garden area. The last time I was there, their shrubs were 75% off.
I got the stuff I needed for my chicks, which wasn't much really. Only two of the 9 egg clutch hatched. I don't mind starting small. I never had chickens before. That being said, if anyone could explain why I was so very tempted to buy two more chicks when I stopped to look at them at the store. I have two, I want three. But if I took two, they could comfort each other on the trip home. And four is only one more than three and this is probably exactly how people wind up with twenty of them, isn't it?
Anyways, we headed out to the garden center. Annuals were $1 a pot, and yes, they had 3 ft tall potted arbor vitae which were still 75% off. A lot of them were looking pretty bad, but we managed to find 5 of them in very good shape.
I don't think there is anything more satisfying than watching a register ring up $224. worth of stuff and then discounting it down to just under $65.
Well...that and the fact that I was strong and resisted the temptation to buy 2 more chicks.
I can't even discuss the political situation. I just can't.
But I will link you to a blog post from Kay over at Musings. The ending is chilling.
I had to Google arbor vitae and the first images to appear were brain related. Scrolling down, I came to shrubs and trees. I think they would be excellent at absorbing sound.
ReplyDeleteI hope so. But we have a fan in here tonight and it seems to be helping a great deal.
DeleteSounds like a nice trip to Tractor Supply. Maybe those shrubs will buffer the politics too. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteCripes. I would go back and buy them all. I got a very nice basil a d a lily too.
DeleteGreat deal on the bushes! We planted some between a neighbor and our yard. It has worked out well. Good for you on the chicks.
ReplyDeleteHey...these bushes can be trimmed, right?
DeleteIt is called "chicken math". I can relate to it very well When Daughter rented a farmhouse for a few years she raised chickens. She wanted 20, but every trip to Rural King she would see some other breed that appealed to her and then a hen went broody (cause of course she had a rooster to protect the flock) and before she knew it she was feeding 40 chickens. She sold eggs sometimes and provided eggs for all her kids and me, and guess what? You don't get rich raising chickens.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to get rich raising chickens. I just want them to supply my eggs.
DeleteBut chicken math does scare me.
DeleteAm I right to think that your title has two meanings?
ReplyDeleteYou are ever clever.
DeleteI would not plan on shaping or pruning the arborvitae, if they are like ours. Their growth pattern is to put new growth on the outside of the plant, and the stuff near the trunk is brown and dead. Are there different varieties of arborvitae? I do not know. We had a big juniper that grew like that, we dug it up. You were very strong to leave those chicks at the store, they are so cute.
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