Northeast Gardening: Garden Projects 3 - 2010, 0 by ngam

ngam wrote:
Don't fill it to the top with mulch or it will get washed out and also defeat the purpose of the trench to provide an air pocket where roots from grass won't grow. A thin layer of an inch or so would be okay for a finished look. I think that's what he meant.

I got two clems transplanted to their new home in my secret alley garden project this am. Wanted to get them moved before the replacements arrive and before the rains come for the next few days. Here is a pic of their new home. Still a work in progress. On the left side there will be new clems planted after I prepare the bed and on the right side some lavenders and maybe sunflowers or annuals. At the far end there will be stone steps down to the backside of the yard after all the junk is removed. Here is a pic of the start of it all.