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Archive for February 19th, 2009

All the mulch is in, the rocks are set, the stepping stones chosen and placed.

This is the view of the new bed taken from the roof of the house.

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Following are two views of the new bed.   One was taken from south of The Bench, the second was taken standing by the swing that is next to the three tall pines.

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Notice the flags in the bed.   The yellow flags mark where the blueberry bushes will be planted.   The two pink flags are where the pawpaw trees will go.  We are planning on planting our winter squash on top of the mound this summer.  That will fill in a bare spot and be beautiful until we can afford perennials for that area.  It will offer the added benefit of moving the squashes far away from where the squash vine borers were last summer.   Maybe we’ll actually get some squash this year.

Now, all I need is perennials!

Oh yeah.  I wore out another pair of gloves.  And my poor hardworking husband.

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