Posted in photography, tagged leaves, puddles on February 17, 2013| 2 Comments »
As the snow and the ice melts, what’s reflected in the garden?
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The corner of my house and the photographer (Xan) look back up from the gathering puddles.
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No puddles here at the moment…. oh how I (Sincerely, Emily) wish and wish. During our last rain (9 Jan) I did head out and take some nice wet leaf photos. Reflecting the lighter sky.
I love the reflection of light in the beads as I work with them.
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What are you reflecting on? (or in)
Posted in Composting, tagged frugal gardening, leaves on November 4, 2010| 8 Comments »
Leaves make the best all natural mulch for flowerbeds and your edible garden beds. The worms love it and it does a wonderful job of keeping weeds at bay and it does wonders to help retain moisture. Leaves also help improve the soil over the long term as the worms turn them into the soil. The best part is that they’re FREE! I’m lucky that our gardens are surrounded by giant trees so I have leaves in abundance, but we also collect leaves from our neighborhood leaf drop off center as I don’t think you can ever have too many!
I prefer to chop the leaves up with a mower as this makes a better mulch. I find that they don’t get matted down and slimy in the spring when you do this. Adding some green material also helps the mulch break down faster and I have found that it helps insulate my garden better since the two mixed together seem to provide a little extra heat.
I often spread a 3-6 inch layer of mixed leaves and green material on all my garden beds in the fall. In the spring I leave it on some garden beds, mainly the ornamental ones as it helps prevent weeds from germinating. I usually mix them into the soil in my edible beds when I’m getting ready to plant.
Do you use leaves in your garden? What do you like using for mulch?
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Posted in Gardening, tagged autumn, Gardening, leaves, mulch on November 28, 2009| 6 Comments »
When a line of plastic garbage bags gets you excited!
Want to know what’s in my bags…bettcha do!
It’s beautiful, and nutritious…
Look! Fo0d for my garden…lovely leaves destined to be shredded and put down as much. To break down into lovely healthy soil for next year’s garden.
Yep…you know you’re a gardener when you are thrilled by plastic bags full of leaves!
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