My boundaries enclose a pleasant land;
indeed, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:6
Monday, December 1, 2008
Mulching
It took about 4 hours to spread mulch on the newly planted front foundation bed and the bed of blueberries at the end of the house. I was OK while I was working but my back and legs seized up that evening. I went over to a friend's house for dinner and didn't think I was going to make it out of the car and up her walk. A scotch and some wine helped.
I live and garden in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
In 2000 I bought a house on a very ordinary .4 acre subdivision lot. It was a demonstration project for landscaping mistakes that had had 30+ years to mature. I spent two years ripping out overgrown evergreens and since then have been replanting with flowering, fruiting things, many of them east coast native plants.
My interest in planting for wildlife began as an attempt to create an enriched environment for the cats but has developed into a belief that plants in the landscape should earn their keep by providing food or shelter for someone, man or beast.
These are several of the things that inspired me to reduce the size of my lawn and give more space to native trees and shrubs:
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