MulchMaid

Isn't this exciting?!? Dirt. Lots of dirt. Here's a different view: Still a lot of dirt. There's actually not much to recommend ...

The only things blooming at Longview Ranch on May 15th are minute. A tiny dianthus, species long since forgotten, that I've had for yea...

Longview Ranch has a strangely-shaped backyard: there are two larger areas north and south, with a narrow bottleneck in the center back. Th...

We have birthday candles at Longview Ranch! It's been a year since the major trees and shrubs went in, and the pines are celebrating wit...

Blossoms are great, but I'm taking increased pleasure in the foliage I see unfurling and coloring these last few weeks. As soon as it he...

The mulch didn't come this past week. But it will be here this week and the order has mysteriously morphed into an entire unit - 7 1/2...

My delighful first (and, so far, only) follower has requested pictures of the house. Since Tikimama is focused on mid-century homes and her ...

Last year's mulch has done a disappearing act from the bermed areas of the garden. I blamed gravity and the mow-and-blow guy, but appa...

My new darling, Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffiths', has been blooming for about a month now. I'm in love with the whole manzani...

We couldn't afford to replace the major expanse of chain link fence, so we pulled all the plastic vanes out of it and painted it gloss...