Monday, March 27, 2017

Mini-Meadow Expansion

With the success of the mini-meadow project last year, ...


... we've decide to expand the gardens in the front yard.

Another battle in our War on Lawn.


The battle engaged ...


These two images above show two views of the opening salvo. The strip between the existing mini-meadow and the driveway is being converted from lawn to garden. The turf removal is almost complete, and in the second image there are even a few sedum plants waiting to be put in the ground.

The battle won ...


It was a relatively quick endeavor, with minimal resistance. The three sedums have been planted, and the strip has been mulched with salt hay.

The war rages on ...

In the image above we can see that Patty has opened another front, weeding an area around the tree at the entrance to the driveway.

And in addition to the engagement Patty has commenced ...


... I've opened a second front to further expand the mini-meadow.

Our eventual goal is the complete elimination of mow-able lawn in the front yard. The tricky bit will be the septic mound. But we've got some ideas ...

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Of course we'll need plants to fill in these spaces, and hold back the advancing lawn. So if any of our plant friends wish to join the battle and provide ammunition in the form of native plants the armory is open! πŸ™‚

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