Sweet Peet

So lately, our "has to happen now" project has been on our front beds. We expanded our beds, and transplanted our existing plants earlier this spring. As a few weeks went by, we had the overwhelming need to much all those little weeds away. On a beautiful sunny Thursday, Robb took off school (yeah!), and we drove our truck out to Bremecs to get mulch. I had done some research about Sweet Peet Mulch and it's benefits to the garden beds. It's made organically in huge piles, and works as much for a year. At the end of the growing season, you just till it in, making your soil more nutrient rich, and then next year top over it again. Plus, it's exactly the color we like without adding any unnecessary dyes. We got the first load spread by Saturday morning, and then I went back and got another yard that we completed by Sunday. I also found out that Home Depot was having a sale on perennials, 5 for $10, so we went and got a bunch of little plants to fill the beds in. It turned out just beautiful!

Here's our first truck full of Sweet Peet!

Only one way to get this out of the truck!

Our Rugby found a good spot to watch.

Finally taking down our Christmas lights... after 5 months! Is this safe?