From that point on, I became determined to get rid of all the grass. I had a good workout applying newspaper, filling wheelbarrows, emptying their fragrant wood-chippy contents onto my feet. We used medium-sized chips. Any smaller and the chips would have flown all over the place. Any larger and it would have been kind of clunky.
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| Two years later, only the Salvia and Westringa have become enormous. The Flax and Licorice died. |
I wanted drought tolerant plants that would attract bees where we did not plant vegetables. To be honest, I was not convinced the vegetable beds would look that good in the winter and I wanted pretty.
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Applying newspaper over the lawn followed by wood chips. The lawn (and weeds) forever disappeared.
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| Wood chips are soft underfoot and make a lovely, fragrant ground cover. Over time, it decomposes and adds organic matter. |
