At my house

I recently moved into a new home. Our new garden is a little on the small side, especially the back yard. The front has a mound in front that makes possible a courtyard planting and design possible.

The first thing I have done is to lower the soil in the planting beds. Like so many yards I go into with the Garden Crew, there was way too much soil in them. In fact the soil came up to the top and above the sidewalk in many places.

I removed 2 - 3" of soil all around. This keeps water and mud off the walkways. It also keeps soil lower against the house.

Remember when you are developing new beds or redoing old beds you need some room for the water and any mulching you might want to do.

As I continue to work in our new yard I will talk about what I am doing and why it might be of interest to you in your gardening.