I love the look of straw mulch but you do end up with a few stray seeds. Most get consumed by the birds but a few do go on to germinate into weeds. However, they are easy enough to pull up. Hopefully the garden will stay this neat and tidy for a while. Happy fall clean up!
Everything looks so wonderful out there, Thomas! You hardly look like Fall's creaping up on you.
ReplyDeleteI love using straw as mulch; the garden looks so pretty with it. I will have to get some more in spring.
ReplyDeleteThat looks really great! I need to give that a try. If only it would stop raining for a bit . . .
ReplyDeleteYour garden is always so neat and tidy. It makes me look at my garden and sigh at all the mess.
ReplyDeleteThomas, your garden looks exceptional!
ReplyDeletePicture perfect. Makes me think of all sorts of menus...
ReplyDeleteI have had such a disorganized day your photo was complete eye candy! Thanks for brightening my day with a lovely "neat & tidy" garden pic!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is so tidy and well tended. I love straw mulch but am (unfortunately) unable to use it in my garden because it is a haven for our numerous slugs.
ReplyDeleteHow did you know I was doing garden clean-up today? Your garden looks lovely as usual, mine is looking better, but not great. :) Love the dino kale.
ReplyDeleteI love the look too. So pretty. I need to find an inexpensive source of straw though if I want to do it in the new garden.
ReplyDeleteSerious garden envy here Thomas..it looks so so beautiful, organized, tidy, clean, neat..what more can I say...I am jealous!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks beautiful! I love the look of the straw mulch but in our climate I end up with lots of weeds. Wood chips are the next best thing for my garden.
ReplyDeleteThomas, the straw just makes the finishing touches to a beauty of a garden. Picture perfect.
ReplyDeleteI am always afraid to use straw due to the seeding. We use grass clippings and it seems to work well. Though, not as pretty as your straw . We still have a few stray weeds that pop through in the places we did not spread thick enough. The grass dries and makes a nice crust layer on the walkways.
I'll try to post the pear butter recipe at my Lavender Haze site real soon. Still playing with tomatoes!