A huge part of our new yard is not landscaped and is growing a bumper crop of clover and weeds. It wouldn’t matter as much if it weren’t right out front along the road for all to see. To my chagrin most of the trees were removed during the construction of the house/studio, my goal is to re-plant and create a new wooded area with a nice path leading to the garden. And my budget only allows me to do it on the “cheap”.
One economical way to keep the weeds in check is to spread a layer of wood chips made from chipping the dead Cottonwood tree. Since this area is boggy in the spring a nice firm path made from a layer of l” Minus gravel will make a stable, mud-free walkway. I made the path wide enough for my ATV and garden trailer to traverse. The first step was to lay down black weed barrier and outline the edges with river rock. I recycled, each and every rock was hand dug from our yard during previous landscape efforts. I could feel the pain as I lugged the stones from my hoard pile and carefully layed them in place. The warm sun of our beautiful spring made this job more enjoyable.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
