Staining the Deck
Well this hadn’t been done in a few years and it was in desperate need of staining. I scraped the porch and found stain left over from when we stained the house. It took only about 2 hours and it wasn’t all that bad.
Trimming the Forsythia Shrubs
I took out my Ipod and listened to Government Mule as our Forsythia shrubs have finally finished blooming and all the flowers have fallen off. This was a good day to trim them back so they will come in nice and full next year.
Picking Lilacs
Then when I finished the Forsythia shrubs I went out back and clipped a bunch of Lilacs to put on the Kitchen counter. They sure do smell good this time of year.
After the lilacs finish blooming then I will trim them back so they will be nice and full again next spring.
Last year they were about 10-12 feet tall as I had to use a ladder to trim them back. Somehow we didn’t have as many this year as we have in the past.
Stained Front Door
We have a real nice wooden front door which needed polyurethane coated on it. I ended up putting 2 coats on and it looks great I guess I should do this once a year and not wait so long between coats.
Hmmm… are you doing all this because you’re planning a golf day or something???
If you are… I have some other things that need to be done.
Jay, I had to sneak over here and see why you would be sore. That’s a lot of work for one day! Mike wouldn’t be able to get off the couch for a week if he did all that!
Your lilacs are gorgeous!! I miss them because they won’t grow in this area. I love the way they smell.
Wow – you were good yesterday. Hmm, you up to something to have done all those ‘honey-do’ chores in one day????
I added photos and I can’t believe you would think I would have an ulterior motive.
LOl… I know you too well honey.
Jay, you need a trap door or an egress window you can escape from to play a few rounds of golf before you are even missed
Anyway, about those lilacs. I had a tree trimmer out a few years back and he said to trim them after the first frost (meaning late Fall). Do you frequently trim at this time of year and everything blooms okay? Because it’s certainly more pleasant to trim this time of year!
This is what I have read about lilacs.
Care for Lilac Bushes:
Lilac bushes are prone to powdery mildew disease, so provide good air circulation by keeping their branches pruned. Prune right after blooming is over. In addition to branch pruning, cut the dead flowers off when they’re done blooming. This will prevent the seed from forming and thereby promote more profuse flowering the next spring.