So we bit the bullet and finally did something with the soil bed we setup oh so long ago.

We got 10 cubic yards of shredded mulch from a local garden center delivered yesterday morning and Amanda went yesterday and got 30+ plants from a nursery out in Apex where she could get her dad’s discount applied.

The initial setup is in and done. Let me tell you, moving ten cubic yards of mulch to that back bed and various other places around our property was a lot of work in the heat and sun of the day. But man, Amanda and I are really happy with the end result. The brown of the mulch is great contrast, and I think the initial set of plants we put in are really going to spread and setup that bed nicely.

Eventually, we want to put a bench out back there, with a stone pathway, along with some larger trees. But for now, we’ve got a great setup that’s a wonderful upgrade, with room for incremental jumps forward down the road.