I am in the process of reconditioning the landscape on the property I live on. Theres a few reasons for this, one is the erosion that occurs due to our frequent and heavy rains. I have procured truckloads of mulch, which I use to cover any dirt on the property. As living on a slope the dirt washes away when we get heavy rains exposing tree roots.

I contact tree trimmers in the area and offer them to drop off truck loads of mulch at any time. These trucks would otherwise have to pay a city dump to take their waste from tree trimming. The trimmers usually have a full truck of ground up trees which is known as mulch.

This mulch breaks down into soil after years and helps protect the tree roots from damage. Luckily my recent load of mulch had mostly hardwoods in it. So the chips will last longer than softwood chips.

Along with the mulch I acquired, I have bought a bunch of bare root cuttings of various plants. These will help secure the soil under the mulch and form a strong root system to reduce erosion. Also having plants in areas that are otherwise bare will help stop weeds from moving in.

The following have been purchased, not all have shown up yet:

False Solomons Seal
Variegated Solomons Seal
Spearmint
Goldenrod
White Oak Hydrangea
Platycodon
Lavender Purple Butterfly bush
Spotted Dead Nettle (Hen bit and Shell pink)
Russian Comfrey bocking 14
Sedum Autumn Joy
Pink Handy Geranium Cranesbill Biokovo
Lenten rose
Black Iris Gamecock
Lambs Ear
Ice Plants
Bearded Iris
Sweet Flag
Phlox

The plants above can live in zone 7, are perennials and are great pollinator plants. Though most of them bloom in the summer and fall besides the Lenten Rose and Dead Nettle. So for my Mason and Leafcutter bees I may need to purchase some plants that have Late Winter and Early Spring blooms. I have some in mind.

To find all of these plants I have been extensively using a website called Daves Garden: https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/advanced.php

They have an advanced plant search so where I be very specific in environments to search for when choosing plants.

So ill be pretty busy for the next few weeks getting all the roots, bulbs and plants in the ground.

Its been fun, I had an encounter with a Humming Bird. I watched it drink nectar from my Red Canna and then moved onto my Yellow Canna going through all of the flowers. Then it came over to me, within five feet lingering near me and then moved on to somewhere else. It must have been checking me out.

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