Admiral at the Lake 6th Floor Harbors

 Day 1 of replacing the Mow-Blow-And-Go landscaping company. Another rooftop garden. Weeding seems critically needed. Usual weed offenders even up on the 6th floor. (I've heard there is a blissful lack of squirrel trouble though, which is good because there is a bird feeder and bath up here).

ragweed

lambsquarters

pennycress

chickweed maybe?

chickweed maybe?

 

pineapple weed?

There's an interesting abundance of spiders up here. More than any other type of soil organism. Every time I stick the trowel in all these spiders emerge.

 

And I'm glad to see the usual friends show up here:

Weeding still not complete but the sun is setting! I'm learning how to get caught up without losing track of time. One challenge of a high rise is the time is takes to get from one location to another. 

The Admiral at the Lake

I've inherited an interesting set of urban landscapes as the new groundskeeper hired to replace a "mow-blow-and-go" landscaping company.

DAY 1
Removing the dead ornamental mums from autumn 2014. I started on the 6th floor terrace. This took an entire afternoon and I've learned how antagonistic gardening is to housekeeping. Saving all the floral tags to keep a journal of what was planted at myfolia.

Interesting views! Lake Michigan (Foster)

Looks like some good mint is growing. Not sure yet what the dead groundcover bits are.

After mum removal