Just beginning to take up the sod
All the grass removed (some of it moved to the front yard)
Spreading good black fill dirt on top of the red clay
Working in the good topsoil
Pine needles spread over allWe may not do much more with it until next year - or may start putting things in here as we find them. It is going to be a fun project. Best of all - no mowing!
3 comments:
Wow! a huge project, but so neat! Please keep us posted as you add plants to the area. I'll be interested b/c I have one more huge area in my backyard where I'd like to add some butterfly-friendly plants.
Are butterfly and hummingbird attracting plants similar?
I'm not sure - haven't done much research on the plants yet (except lantana) but am reasonably certain that there would be some overlap.
The info. Mike has read says that you have to consider which butterflies come to your area and which ones you particularly want to attract, because different butterflies like different plants. That was news to me.
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