First, lets get revved up for these projects by looking at the two photos below: They are before and after shots of the first of two major garden projects we completed this summer. Aside from looking pretty, updating a garden area has major benefits for a home owner: 1. You can remove old mulch and apply new garden soil in planting beds. 2. You can uncrowd plants in over populated beds. 3. If you do not like pruning (and who does?) you can replace plants that are too large and fast-growing with smaller and slower-growing species. However, although this means easier upkeep in the long run, this will require a little bit of research and thought on your part. 4. If weeds are a problem, you can install weed-guard in your plant beds. Here is some motivation for replacing the old planting bed: What is not wrong with this picture? The planting bed is very over crowded, with too many plants in a small area. There are a lot of...
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