Mulch!

Finally, after all this time we have a huge pile of mulch. Yesterday our friends Adam and Kevin came out to help us weed all the beds and get them mulched in for the winter. That should really cut down on the weeds (though I'll be pulling thistles for a long time yet). It looks fantastic! Can't wait to get the rest of the garden done, but of course looks like we'll have rain for the next week. Oh well.

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After:

Closer view:

The compost came from BCP and is the best stuff I have seen since the landfill stopped processing the city's yard waste into black gold. Really hot, fluffy and rich. It will break down beautifully. Best of all - there's enough to do the whole garden and still have a pile left for spring too.

Here's a couple other pics. Tuck in the dahlias and a lovely purple dahlia with white tips I got from my friend Patt.