Our yard work is underway. Last week, I shared how Paul cleaned out all the weeds, grass, and old mulch from our 4 beds in the front yard. Starting with a clean bed, we chose to prepare and treat the beds before adding the mulch.
Prepare the Beds
After removing all the debris, Paul laid down a thick layer of newspaper on top of the dirt bed. The newspaper helps prevent weeds and grass from seeping up through the mulch and edgers.
To keep the newspaper in place, Paul laid the edgers on the newspaper at the edge of the bed. Hopefully, the newspaper will keep the weeds from popping up between the stones.
Treat the Beds
With a liquid mixture, Paul attached the bottle to the hose and sprayed weed killer over the beds, including the newspaper. With the double protection of the newspaper and weed killer, we hope to lessen the amount of work needed in our yard this summer and fall. 🙂
To get our yard looking presentable again after removing the weeds and former mulch, we prepared and treated our beds to deter the weeds. Our yard is looking better after some tender loving care. Next week, I will end this series with pictures of the finished product. Stay tuned . . .
Question: What yard projects keep you busy?
Our yard work never ends!! I’m convinced of that! Newspaper eh? That’s interesting…Look forward to seeing the end product 🙂
Our neighbors are master gardeners. Their home looks like an English garden with multiple types of plants, flowers, etc. in every bed. The yard is beautiful, but they spend hours tending it – which they enjoy.
Though I don’t care to spend my time pulling weeds, these neighbors love to talk about gardening. So, when I was ready to start our square-foot garden, I went to them for advise. They gave me the tip on the newspaper. After 2 full months of growth in our garden, I have yet to find a weed. Grass – yes, but weeds, no. Thus far, it is working for our beds. 🙂