A Season's Worth (At Least) of Weeds
October's weather here in Toronto has been unusually warm and dry, making working outside for a person like me very enjoyable. Even weeding two large garden beds, as shown in this post, was almost enjoyable.
It was a straightforward project: The clients who live in the mid-town Toronto area called Sherwood Park hired me to tidy up the two backyard garden beds they inherited by having them weeded and mulched. Being tenants, they have no interest in buying new plants but instead the directive was to make things look respectable (I paraphrase but that was the underlying message.)
And who can blame them? If you were looking at the beds as shown in these "before" pictures all summer, you'd likely feel the same:
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| Sherwood Park Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup Before |
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| Sherwood Park Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup Before |
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| Sherwood Park Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup Before |
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Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup in Sherwood Park Before
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| Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup in Sherwood Park Before |
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| Toronto Backyard Garden Cleanup in Sherwood Park Before |
Afterwards...
The clients chose the black-dyed shredded wood mulch that's commonly seen in many neighbourhoods. It is a relatively inexpensive product found in most home improvement stores and like any mulch, by spreading a 3 inch layer on the bare soil surface, it should suppress weed seeds from germinating. This is an important function as these clients lead very busy lives.
So if you're ready to see a lot (a sea?) of black mulch, here you go...
Not a spectacular garden makeover, I agree, but this post shows you what I usually do throughout the working season.
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