American Halo (pretty sure)

Eye Declare w/ Hanky Panky down in front

First Frost

June Fever

Patriot

These are in a less active area.. Blaze of Glory

Yellow Splash Rim

Not much to look at, but I liked the way a Forget-Me-Not planted itself with Hosta Remember Me. Cute!

Just beautiful!

awesome pics sandyslopes..I hope the workers are careful..I'm stressed out when anyone's working inside or out..

sandyslopes, what is that white/pink flower with Blaze of Glory? It's so pretty!

popmama, that's a Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'. This kind has been very good at coming back for me. I've tried a couple of others that didn't last as long as this one has.

Wow, it's gorgeous! I am going to have to look into that. I have never seen that here before that i can recall. I think you and I have similar growing conditions. Hot, windy and dry in the summer. Cold, dry and windy in the winter. Haha.

sandyslopes your gardens still look amazing despite the turmoil. I so hope the ongoing work is less disruptive. It would have been nice to have had a heads up so that you could have moved the Hosta before it fell victim to the backhoe. So sorry. Please keep us updated.

I agree, things look great despite the chaos! The tiarella is lovely, never had much luck with it here.

Sherry

Thanks everyone! I didn't show the hostas that have signs of being stepped on with some good eyes that unfurled normally and some that came up short and wonky looking on the same plant. I know they'll work themselves out at some point. I do wish the work would be completed so I don't feel in limbo waiting to see how it all turns out.

Tiarella flowers are so cute. I don't know why some do well, but others haven't lasted. I feel like I got lucky with these.

Who knew the neighborhood's water pipe runs along the edge and underneath my property?

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sorry to hear about your stress ...

one of the best things about moving to 5 acres ... was that i could avoid planting right at the property line ... which means i didnt have to use every precious piece of land.. and actually plant in the easement ...

back in suburbia ..... i planted in such ... but i kept in mind.. that sooner or later.. someone might tromp thru ... actually.. i got rid of a few problem trees ... as when they came thru.. i suggested to them ... that if they cut it to the ground.. and killed the stump ... they would never have to come back...and do it again .... and none refused ...

every loss .. short of a real person ... is an opportunity for something new.. and once the project is done ... and you get over it.. you will have a new area.. for a new palette ... just dont make the same mistakes.. and replant a future problem ...

keep your eyes pealed [what does that even mean] .... and let us know if that one backhoed one doesnt pop up ... lol ... you know.. they use backhoes to make driveways... so under my ongoing theory ... it might show up .... lol ...

ken

ps: you should be able to ID all your easements... and perhaps plan ahead ... n case something like this happens again ... or there is the potential for such ....

yuck: https://knowyourphrase.com/keep-your-eyes-peeled

steve, I hope nothing bad is going on with your hostas. Maybe just a little slow to get going this year with this cool, wet spring? .....The tree cutters were so good that they took down a huge Siberian Elm (good riddance) and one of two hellebores at the base was intact and still flowering when they were done. I thought that was pretty amazing!

ken, yeah, easements. I would love to have 5 acres like you do and have a buffer between all these things. Funny you brought up the one hosta casualty because I have been keeping an eye out for it, just in case a piece survived. We know they're tough!

With our weird property lines and hillsides, I planted going with the topography, so that put me over the easement. My lot is the shape of a pie wedge that narrows at the top, so on this one side I didn't honor the wedge and planted until the hillside drops off. It's too steep for the neighbors to do anything with it, so it would have been just weeds if I didn't plant to the edge, so I took the liberty of using it. (The neighbors don't mind. They use my property at the top of the wedge for their vegetable garden.) All I can do is hope it goes smoothly, and the city won't need to dig any further than they already have.

If the utilities have to mark again they will be on my property, some of them coming up to the house. With six of them using different colors of flags and spray paint, it could get very colorful. That won't be permanent damage, but I may have some interesting painted hostas for the alphabet, lol.

UPDATE: They're back!

To the left between the trees and the street would be my vegetable garden. The piece of wood with the big scooper on it is crushing my farthest right sprinkler for that flower bed. :-(

Guacamole found itself on the wrong side of the fence. They're over the property line a few feet with the netting. If it wasn't for the broken sprinkler it might be all right, but I'm thinking about performing a rescue.

I would need to be careful not to fall into this deep, open pit. This is causing me some anxiety. I feel obligated to regularly check on this area to make sure no animal or kid has fallen into it. ....And to think above this water pipe would usually be my corn patch or my row of sunflowers and trellises.

After a meeting with a rep. and an engineer, I found out this project will continue through Aug./Sept., and they still aren't sure if it will cut into my yard any more than it is. Good news is that utilities did not come all the way into the yard to mark again.

So that's the progress report. Send good thoughts to Guacamole.

I will send good thoughts to Guacamole and you! That is quite the long upheaval. You would think that they would be required to cover the pit at the end of each work day for safety. At least there is a way out if they leave the ladder in place. I suppose the up side is you now know where all the utilities are. Stay safe!

Sandyslopes, I’m so sorry I missed your first post about this! How traumatic for you! Are you doing ok? The hostas you posted are spectacular. The tiarella was already on my wish list when I figured out this wasn’t a new post. I don’t know if Guacamole is even mortal. The voles root trim mine constantly and it gets bigger anyway. I don’t think you have to worry about it.

In my garden, Amalia got run over by the big bobcat and we hunted her up after we realized she was missing. She was all white with petioles and small leaves and had been buried under 10 inches of compacted soil. I potted her up, kept her in deep shade til she started to green up, and planted her in a vole proofed well fertilized excellent hole and watered her when the rain stopped. Then, where we had expected her, a little leaf stuck it’s head out of the ground and said “I’m Amalia.” So now I have two.

Thanks Laurie. You're always so nice! I'm surprised they don't need to cover that gaping hole better, but it is a really big area. My neighbor made them take the ladder away and cover the water pipe with plastic and tape. She thought it might attract kids who want to go down there to explore. ....I noticed today how close they came to one of my big shrubs exposing some big roots off to one side. ~sigh~ I want them to get this finished as soon as possible so I can make any repairs that I need to.

zkathy, yes, I'm okay. Thanks for asking. :-) I noticed as I was narrowing down pics for the post that my chest was tightening, so it is giving me anxiety, but there's nothing I can do about it. This is why I can sympathize so well with all the damage you've had to clean up and the big machines coming through your gardens. We never know what could happen out there. I left Guacamole knowing it would be tough enough to get stepped on, but I'll keep an eye on it to make sure it's getting water. Your Amalia sounds tough, too!