Got mulch?

We sure did. And lots of it. We got 12.5 cubic yards to spread around our yard, and still came up a bit short. That's 10 scoops people, the max truck load they could transport. Here is our starting pile from 2 different angles:

The mulch was delivered at 8:15 am, and we didn't finish spreading until 6:30 pm. At around 12, I collapsed onto the ground and started whining about how tired I was already (the stupid meds I'm taking for my lovely case of poison ivy are bringing me down), but after some prodding with a mulch-covered shovel, I got back up and continued on for several more hours. I wish that the Hubs had counted how many wheelbarrows loads he schlepped around, but alas, I have no such figures. He wanted me to take a victory picture of him with his shovel, but we were exhausted after spreading mulch for 8 hours so that didn't happen. So the Before pictures will have to be enough. We are both exceedingly sore after all that, but the yard looks great. Perhaps I'll go out and take some pictures of the yard post-mulch today for your viewing pleasure. Happy Monday everyone!

P.S. I hope I didn't subject myself to more poison ivy in the mulching process because I definitely came across more in our yard. Which reminds me...to Lowe's for Roundup!

Seeds (and Plants) have sprung!

Please enjoy this tour of some of the plants in our yard as well as some seeds I have sown for later residence in our yard :)


The Hosta rootstock (from a Sam's Club box) we planted last year have finally come up...well, two of the 10 have come up. Here's hoping there's more where this came from.

We didn't plant these, but I had to share. Pansies have popped up all under our deck. I am constantly reminding the husband to "NOT STEP ON THEM!" even though they are totally in the walkway.

And introducing...all of the seeds for container planting!

If I'm going to be doing all of this gardening, I am in need of these boots. I love, love, love them!