Weeding Time

Although we have mulch on top of a weed barrier, weeds still try to take over. At least they are easy enough to pull up, because they are not rooted in the underlying soil.. However, they're very low, and certain people with certain back issues do not find it easy to get down to extricate them. However, a little folding stool does help.

I am weeding ↑ a little patch where Joe Pye grows. It's hard a fathom that the plant will end up being as high as the fence. It grows from nothing to fence height every year. Meanwhile, almost all of the the green that you see right in front of me, were weeds that had to be pulled. (Behind me, to the left, there is the famous bird bath and forget-me-nots. Unfortunately, the plants will soon become too leggy and spent and will also have to be pulled. They do come out easily, thank goodness.)

I have also done some weeding out front, but I can't readily access the garden part around the tree. I can weed the lawn and the garden edges, but I can't easily get right into the depth of the plot. Sue can do so a little, but we brought JJ in to do most of it.

Those are daylilies on the right. They are one plant that is hardy enough to grow in our terrible soil and right next to the hot driveway.