A practical look at the late-September garden rhythm in Zone 7b, focusing on small daily tasks, fall crops, and preparing beds for cooler weather Late September always feels
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Redesigning the back garden with a center lawn path
How I Rebuilt the Layout for Better Views, Structure, and Planting Space When I realized that the most important view of my garden was from the patio, I
Fixing the edge on my front flower beds
Today in the garden, I decided I was going to fix the flower beds in front of the house. The two flower beds in front of the house,
Building out the mulch pathway
Yesterday In the garden, specifically my back garden, I worked on the pathway. I’m making a pathway that’s wood chip mulch. I started doing it earlier in the
Why I don’t like using wood chips in my garden
Recently I started making a wood chip path in my back garden. After using 5 bags of wood chip mulch I have stopped. I’m not sure I like
Are wood chips natural?
Are woodchips natural? Many people use woodchips as a mulch in their gardens. Sometimes they are placed in very large “mulch beds” where you see more mulch than
Making the backyard woodchip path
I started to create a wood chip path in my backyard garden. I had been planning to do this for awhile. I had been ruminating on this for
Tilling to get rid of weeds and grass
It was more preparation work today as I tilled to get rid of weeds and grass in the garden that I did today. Since I am re-designing my
Newly Drawn Garden Layout
The layout I was working with was getting too messy and confusing. So, today I thought I would draw up a new layout. I first looked at layouts
Edging a lawn by hand
Edging a lawn by hand is something I just tried. Instead of using the typical power tools one usually sees used for this task – like a string