Garden Is Mulched - April 2025

Recently, we had a crew come in and clean up the garden, edge out the beds and lay down a layer of mulch.  Was it leaf mulch?  No.  And, I'm ok with that.  It was hardwood fines and it sure looks good. 

I channeled my inner Stu Finer and made the most of the installation. 

Mulch and those edges play a role in what is called 'garden legibility'.  That was #10 on my 2025 to-do-list:  work on legibility in the garden.  

This mulch - with its dark brown color - sure *does* make the garden more legible.  

Below are a few photos showing the mulch in the beds.  Starting with the front yard - where the recently expanded front porch bed is now showing how much space there is for annuals.  

The island bed in front is now larger, connected to the driveway and has a better, more organic shape to it.  This was #3 on my 2025 to-do list (part of it, at least).  Below are a couple of photos showing the island bed in the front yard:

The sideyards never looked better.  Below is the boardwalk, the gravel path and the cut flower bed - all freshly mulched.

And that new, massive new bed by the pizza oven?  Mulched, too.  See below.  There's SO MUCH MORE room to plant this year.  Wow.