This was all completely 100% crab grass to begin with. But good soil underneath.
First thing I did was cover everything with cardboard. Actually before I did that I removed the sod layer around the perimeters only, creating an edge with the driveway and sidewalk, so that mulch wouldn’t overflow.
Then I added the elm tree, transplanted the boxwood from elsewhere, then started building the garden beds.
In the beds I added sedum, milkweed, aster, loriopi, and iris bulbs. For these, I cut out holes in the cardboard, removed the layer of sod, and dug down a few inches.
Then I piled in a 1” or 2” layer of top soil and compost in the garden beds only.
Then scattered seeds, specifically ones that need to be cold stratified before germinating. I went with blazing star, cutleaf conflower, giant bidens, wild bergamot, and California poppies.
I covered the garden beds with straw, and I covered the margins with mulch.
I think in the early spring I’ll scatter creeping flox seeds too. Then in May or June I’ll add Preen to stop any crab grass seeds from germinating.
Thoughts?
by MannyDantyla
4 Comments
Looks great! Nice job.
Looks great but I think we need to talk more about the vehicles in the picture.
You’re just showing off your awesome truck!
Excited for your spring! 🧚♂️🧚🧚♀️🧚♀️🌸🌹💐🌷🌻🥀🌼🪷