Lately, I've been re-doing one of the flower gardens. Over the past couple of years I have neglected it because of other things going on. When we moved here eleven years ago, this particular garden had phlox planted in it. They were pretty, but they act like a weed! They crowded out almost every other kind of flower that I planted. So, they had to go! As you can see, even a couple of trees got started in there, as well as lots of weeds. It was a mess. That poor iris looks so lonely.
So, I've been pulling up the phlox and weeds, digging the roots out, and covering the area with a couple of old sheets and then wood mulch on top of them. It looks better already. Will post a picture when I am finished with it.
I've used old sheets to keep weeds down in other flower beds, and they work very well. The very few weeds that do try to come through are easy to pull. I only grow perennials, so these beds have become very low maintenance. Works for me! As much as I enjoy working in the gardens and digging in the dirt, I don't want to spend a lot of time with weeds.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought two garden statues at a garage sale when I was visiting my daughter and her family. They were $8 for the pair. At first I was only going to buy the boy statue, but the guy at the sale talked me into getting the girl as well, and now I'm glad I did. They look very cute in this garden.
I was going to post some quilt pictures, but that will have to wait until next time.
Hope you are enjoying these nice early summer (late spring officially) days.
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