Thursday, April 21, 2011

Gardening is not always glamorous


But it can be very satisfying. On March 14th, I posted about the lovely load of Nature's Needs mulch we had delivered.
What with weather and other constraints, it has taken me a while to distribute it.

Gradually, however, it has been going...

Going...

Gone! As I said: not glamorous, but very, very satisfying.

And the perfect segue to wishing a Happy Earth Day on April 22nd to all my garden blogging friends!


7 comments:

  1. Yes, it is very satisfying knowing that we're feeding the soil that feeds our beloved plants. I've got a similar pile waiting in the wings for my wheel barrow. :)

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  2. There is something so satisfying about seeing that pile slowly disappear!

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  3. My back hurts just looking at that. Nothing like fresh mulch, though. It's like new flooring in the house...only better.

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  4. Doing the same thing here with free, municipal compost from roadside trimmings. Yours looks incredibly rich!

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  5. Good job! At the Arboretum we save all our organic waste, separating the large wood from the "green waste". We have it ground once a year. Then we compost it for a year and regrind it. The last grinding was just a few weeks back so we have huge fragrant piles of good stuff. We've been spreading too!

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  6. Only a fellow gardener could appreciate the love inspired by a pile of dirt...but then we are all envious.

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  7. Grace - I like to get it distributed before the perennials make too many leaves and complicate the process.

    Scott - Yep, it's good for my garden and my psyche!

    Hoover Boo - no back strain involved - hence the slow progress!

    Denise - how I wish our local compost was free. Since I'm paying, I choose organic.

    Chris - your process sounds great, and particularly commendable because it never leaves the premises. I love to hear my National Arboretum is so green.

    ricki - envious because I'm done? Or because it was such good stuff?

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