Looks wonderful! Mom and I spread fresh brown mulch across the front, yesterday. Nothing prettier other than a Speckled Pup - which led to the need for fresh mulch in the FIRST place! ;)
I think I found some dark brown edging stones that will blend with the mulch rather than standing out. If Lowe’s has them, I will be taking a drive, probably tomorrow. Mom has at least one carload, maybe two, of her friends from our previous church/ladies groups coming to see her Friday - she wants everything to look beautiful, so guess who gets to make that happen? :-)
My brother is driving here today with mom’s golf cart, the trailer it pulls, a fairly tall step ladder, & maybe some tomato cages & hooks for my pegboard. He & my SIL will be here for lunch, then traipsing back across the mountain (different gap) to deliver birthday presents to the newest 2 year old in the family. Mom is very anxious for her cart & trailer - she sees LOTS of tree trimming she wants to do .... I don’t see the necessity of a lot of it, but she loves to snip & clip.
In the 40’s last night. I didn’t bring the porch ferns in, but took them down & put them up against the house, out of the wind - I think they did OK. Warmer next week - maybe I can get some herbs & jalapeños in the ground, plant dahlia tubers & zinnia seeds. Noodling on how to foil deer predation on my raised beds!