I love summer and autumn, too. I love parts of winter, but not as much as the other three seasons.
We worked around the Cat Ranch again. Cleaning the forest takes time, but the end results are so worth it. Over the last few years, we have removed the shrubs and I transplanted many, many hostas.
Late last summer, on the hottest and most humid day of the year, Walt Kowalski & I dug out several of the stumps from the old shrubs along this wall. I planted more hostas. Over the last few weeks, I have watched the spots carefully. All of the other hostas popped through the dirt and are reaching for the sunlight, except for the newly transplanted ones. :(
With the leaves raked and sticks picked, we were ready to mulch.
I always underestimate the amount of mulch needed. The mulch is far enough away from the house, so we aren't concerned about bugs or mold. We've kept stone as our ground cover near the house.
The light green leaves of the hostas stand out so well in the dark brown mulch. Let's hope I didn't create a salad bar for the deer and they don't show up with forks and a bottle of dressing.
'Mrs. Deer, I hear the Cat Ranch has some tasty treats.'
'Oh, Mr. Deer, that sounds like a wonderful midnight snack.'
In the process of mulching, I uncovered all of the hostas I moved at the end of the season! I thought they didn't make the cold winter, but I must have planted them deeper than the others!
Start a new shopping list:
Mulch
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