Our weekends have been flying by. Between catching up on chores and other obligations we just never seem to have enough time for the projects we want to tackle. So I took a personal day on Tuesday and roped my Dad into coming down to visit me to help out with mulch day.
We spent longer than I thought we would. But that's because we removed some plants, planted a few new ones and the big project was changing the size of some of the mulch beds and cleaning up the edging lines. Thankfully I had help and was able to accomplish all of it in a day!
I am always sore the day after but I always love the way fresh mulch brightens up the yard!
This bed used to end at the edge of the rock but we deepened it by a good 6 inches to give the bushes more room to grow out and to make it easier to mow around. There was also a Golden Mop Cypress that I replaced with a Peach Flambe Coral Bells. The Mop was too large for the spot and needed constant pruning so it would not block the hydrangea. I like the Coral Bell much better, it provides nice color, stays low and once it grows in a bit will fill the space nicely.
We pulled another Golden Mop Cypress out on this side and replaced it with the same type of Coral Bells.
All of these beds were widened and evened up.
I made room for a miniature rose plant that we were given this spring when Andy's Grandma passed.
And of course the veggie garden got a thin layer just to freshen everything up.
Everything looks so neat and pretty! The mulch looks especially nice. I bought the wrong kind this year, and hate the looks of it. Unfortunately it will have to do for this year, but next year.....
ReplyDeleteWe ran out once we got to the back around the raised beds. We didn't feel like driving out to the landscape supply comapny to get the same mulch so we went to Lowes. Big mistake, I didn't want any mulch with dye or herbicides since it was going around the garden and the mulch is horrible. Good mulch is always definitely worth the extra effort!
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