It was a really cold, windy day again today, and really not very pleasant outside, but I still managed to get a lot done. The main achievement was to get the Trainbarn garden mostly covered in fresh tea-tree mulch, to limit weed growth, and retain whatever moisture is in the soil. It looks good too! Previously I had been buying this mulch in small bags, which obviously wasn't very economical, but I discovered that our local landscape supplier sells a similar product by the trailerfull. Way more economical.
I really like doing this sort of work, perhaps just as much as I enjoy my trains! My aim with Whistlestop is to create a total environment which people can enjoy, and nice gardens are very much a part of this. Like everything else at the moment, there's a long way to go, but it's certainly getting there!
The new mulch will eventually weather to a grey colour, and blend in better with the existing mulch. It will also get a good covering of leaves and twigs, which will be the on-going mulch.
I've put HPM Garden Lights in this garden (even though there's no power here at the moment), anticipating visitors to the Trainbarn at night. I felt it was better to put them in at this stage, rather than have to disturb the plants at a later stage. I really like these lights, they're a quality product.
I'm mostly planting new native plants in this garden, however wherever possible I've kept original plants here too. Not sure what sort this one is exactly, but it's a very attractive, healthy native.
Now it'd be really good to have just a small shower of rain to settle all this in, and put some moisture into the soil!
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