the garden grows

the work to plant mint and vlolets as groundcover is paying off. placing pretty flowers in among the groundcover, ditto. As the cherry tree is getting big enough to cast shade, I will put foamflower in where we removed the birdbath.I started with 1 plant. it now covers most of the front of the house. I love this stuff.

this means; no mulching, less fertilizing......this garden is beginning to take off!

Another little experiment is paying off big. I planted pansies for the fall; covered them with a row cover before the last big snow. they were blooming within days and are now fabulous.

We also put in 2 dwarf Russian sages and a big moonshine yarrow, where the lilies disappeared.

for permaculture, think small. Take one corner of your yard. put in  a small tree and some shrubs, then put your flowers and groundcovers in. see how you like it, as the seasons go by.Take one garden bed and put ALL your compost, mulches, rock powders on it, for one season. start cropping this fall or next spring. or try cover cropping, and see what the results, after mowing or cutting, are, for you.