Garden Pic Wednesday: Spring Beds!
I was working on a "first" mow today to pick up leaves and pine needles before applying weed & feed, so it can penetrate the dirt. Actually, the lawn mower can't do it alone--I had to get the flat rake out and mound the needles--then the mower can pick them up. Only got 1/3 of the back done today. It was chilly, too. High today was 56 and tonight upper 30's. Today's Garden Pic's views of the new Hydrangea bed and other front beds I've gotten mulched so far. In the deep South, where it gets so hot and dry during summer, mulching helps keep the moisture in and tenacious weeds out. Periodically, the beds need a good layer of wood mulch, which makes grass and leaf clippings I add more effective. The New Hydrangea bed The bits of green in the middle are Easter lilies. This area is directly opposite the Holly Tree in the next picture. Front Corner Bed The sidewalk and driveway form a right-angle and that right angle is filled w...