Garden gets so overgrown with weeds and stupid plants…?
gardening never finishes, it’s on going, i actually like the weeding part because i can look and see what i’ve achieved and then it’s a matter of keeping up with the hoe so it’s not so bad once the initial weedings done and if you fill in with hardy perennials they will increase every year with less room for the weeds to grow.
The thing about weeds is when you pull them out, they re-germinate. (I found this out the hard way!) If you have the time to wait, you can do what I am doing now. It is an older method of prepping. I laid down cardboard over the weeds, wet it down real good, threw about 4 inches of grass clippings over it, and wet it down again. According to the book I have, it takes about 3 weeks worth of waiting, but then you can plant right through the cardboard. Try going to www.hgtv.com or www.bhg.com and finding what plants do well in your area. They have garden design plans that are a big help. Plant tall in the back, medium growth in the middle and low growing in the front, to maximize your space. Perennials work great, or use annuals as your low growing plants in the front. The trick to keeping the weeds out after planting is to mulch, mulch, mulch.
