Nov 25 2008
The Human Race can be so Silly!
The other day while in the back yard with my ‘better half’, having coffee by the fire, I noticed that one of our garden beds needed attention. After cleaning out some of the unfortunate plants that didn’t survive the last freeze, it was suggested that we run out and buy some mulch for the bed. Upon looking around the yard, the realization that Mother Nature provides her own mulch hit me! How silly is the human race that we rake up all the natural mulch that is provided to us, burn it, and then run out to WalMart to buy more?
In short, we raked up some of the nearby pine needles and oak leaves and spread them throughout the garden bed!! Wow! What a difference!
Well now, I can’t stop him! For the last couple of days, he has spent his day, raking up all the pine needles and leaves in the yard (the neighbors yards too!) and has relocated them to different spots throughout the property; by the front door, in the garden beds, around the garden, surrounding the shed and I must say, it looks great!
Mother Nature provides some rather beautiful and useful things for us, we just need to look for them!
Very nice article.
Indeed Mother Nature provides rather beautiful and useful things.
Thanks for sharing.
I do not have a lot of pine needles in my yard, however I do have a lot of leaves this time of the year.
Hi Robin! Leaves work great, too!