Gardening, landscaping and plants in general

[SKT]

I always think that black (espresso?) mulch looks so good

[goosehd]

@SKT Agreed! Love how it contrasts with the green of most plants and really compliments each other the best in my opinion. I tried red one time and it didn’t look very good at all especially after a few months.

Pro Tip: This is the first year using a 6 tine/prong pitchfork to move/shovel mulch. Best tool I’ve found to do the job (by hand).

[goosehd]

75% done:

[doubletee]

My wife found a new setting on her phone and the photos of our roses are awesome.

[goosehd]

@doubletee Yes they are

[Giles]

Whats the setting?

[twin]

Gardening is blooming now.

[motojobobo]

@doubletee I’m also curious about the phone camera setting your wife used for the beautiful flower pics you posted a couple days ago. Any tips you (she) can share?

[doubletee]

Sorry guys. It was portrait and vibrant warm setting. Good for macro and flower shots. Added the settings below, hope it helps.

[twin]

Butterfly weed in full bloom.

[Inorganic]

This seems like the appropriate place to post this - probably my favorite bounty of late spring are mulberries. I planted this Pakistan Mulberry tree ~ 3 yrs ago and it is prolific I have another variety that hits late summer

[GraemeE]

I admitted defeat and finally hired out the last of the yard cleanup from the flood last winter. We needed appx 6" of compacted dirt/wood chips removed from around our raised beds and fresh chips layed down

[twin]

New garden blooming a lot this year.

[SKT]

Got a decent shot of some wildflowers on a walk at our local nature center last week.

[TENDREL]

Anyone have any good tips on what to use as filler in large planters when I don't want to fill the whole thing with soil?

[SKT]

@TENDREL I’ve always used large rocks and gravel to eat up space but may not be practical depending on size of planter.

[GraemeE]

@TENDREL I've used stacked log sections in the past but that's kind of dependant on whether there is a tree that needs to come down on your property or nearby

[TENDREL]

Sweet thanks for the suggestions. Some good things to think about. Will post some pics when I'm on the other end of this cactus garden project....

[GraemeE]

First figs of the season

[goosehd]

Just about harvest time: