The King of Mulch Mountain

Thursday we had 15 cubic yards of mulch delivered. That's half as much as last time, but then it's only been two years and we need only to top-dress what's already there.

Our fourth-born decided to be King of Mulch mountain early in the process.

We spent a few hours Thursday evening spreading mulch, followed by a few more hours Friday evening, and half a day Saturday.

By Sunday morning his kingdom had significantly eroded and he was sad.

His realm disappeared entirely by mid-afternoon.

Along the way we replaced two dozen or so 3-5 gallon shrubs that had expired.

Over the past couple of weeks we also planted several hundred annuals.

And the King and his pals, along with a tough winter & cool wet spring, have forced me to re-seed and over-seed several times to try to get the lawn back. There's not much else I can do at this point; the deadline is too close.