I haven't talked much about the back garden outside of the beds but I've been playing around with few areas. Around the beds there isn't much more than 12" of space along the shorter sides and between the two, so everything gets walked on without having enough sun to get any grass established. I did try growing some crimson clover at the sides but there's not even enough sun at this point for that, so I've ended up using some piles of branches that have been sitting back there for at least a couple of years as mulch, topped with pulled weeds.
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| In front of the sunnier bed, to the right of the bed is a sedum that blooms in September. |
I recently extended the mulch to the right of that bed where there's more space. This is where there's a ton of tulips planted, some of which I dug up and plan to replant a little further away from the bed. I love the tulips but while they're in bloom they come right up to the bed and I can't reach that side of it without stepping all over them. I wish I had a good picture of them in bloom but sadly I never took one.
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| March 19th |
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| March 29th |
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| April 17th |
The final picture gives some idea of how they grow right up to the bed. Below is how it looks now.
Most of the dried tulip leaves and stems have been broken off by either myself or the dog, and sedum has gotten huge, at least 2' in diameter. I'm still hoping to grow some clover and maybe shade tolerant wildflowers back there, but we'll see how the animal traffic and sunlight situation plays out.
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