Removing the Lawn w/ Sheet Mulching, Adding Native Plants and Fighting Japanese Pachysandra!

Hello! This weekend I worked on removing just a little more lawn with sheet mulching and I put up a barrier to prevent the Japanese pachysandra from spreading. This little cut out in the front garden bed has bothered me since we moved here and I can’t mow there easily so……why not expand the existing garden bed to make room for more native plants! I am putting in 3 ninebark cultivars I purchased on clearance. Over the winter I will figure out if I am going to let the creek sedge and/or fox sedge to move down in that area for ground cover or if I will choose a different ground cover.

Below are products I use all the time and the brands I love. I only recommend products that I use regularly and my recommendations are always based on personal experience.

Brands I Love:
*Hoss Tools – https://shrsl.com/3o0gu
*Botanical Interests – http://shrsl.com/3o0ge
*High Mowing Organic Seeds – http://shrsl.com/3o0gg
*Farmers Defense – https://shrsl.com/3o0fz
*Bootstrap Farmer – https://shrsl.com/3o0ft
*Baker Creek Rare Seeds – https://www.rareseeds.com/ *not an affiliate link

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My Favorite Gardening Related Products, Books and Tools:

Gardening Tools
*Hula Hoe – https://amzn.to/3tPVtW1
*Garden Bench and Kneeler – https://amzn.to/3uHCImV
*Garden Gloves – https://amzn.to/3iMRzHg
*Leaf Scoops – https://amzn.to/3uGV7Am
*Garden Stakes (I prefer 8′ for teepees) – https://amzn.to/3NLU0bo
*Garden Tubs – https://amzn.to/3uKOLjt
*Half Moon Edger – https://amzn.to/3DsAOul
*Watering Can – https://amzn.to/3IUDBxq

Seed Starting
*Coconut Coir – https://amzn.to/3Dyihg0
*Coarse Vermiculite (small) – https://amzn.to/3uKOY6f
*Coarse Vermiculite (large) – https://amzn.to/35r4Lyl
*Perlite (small) – https://amzn.to/3IWveBs
*Perlite (large) – https://amzn.to/3IWveBs
*Chicken Grit – https://amzn.to/36Ga79u
*Black Paint Marker – https://amzn.to/3ITlAQf

Electric Tools
*Leaf Blower – https://amzn.to/3tTHPBn
*Leaf Mulcher – https://amzn.to/3uJPYri
*Replacement String for Leaf Mulcher – https://amzn.to/3LvqTHm

Misc for the Garden
*Garden arch trellis – https://amzn.to/3JYHS4v
*The Bug Bite Thing – https://amzn.to/3u3cJaF (Must get this one, not a knock-off)
*Deer Stopper Spray – https://amzn.to/3tVIemA
*Grow Bags (I use for vegetables) – https://amzn.to/3iS8GaE
*Compost Bin – https://amzn.to/3iOFfGe
*Solar Water Bubbler – https://amzn.to/3LxpErg

Tech
*Sony ZV-1 – https://amzn.to/35pAMa0
*GoPro Hero 9 – https://amzn.to/3Nyfbxn
*iPhone Gimbal – https://amzn.to/3tUE26K
*Canon 5D Mark iii (my big camera) – https://amzn.to/3iRN5z4
*Canon 100mm macro (for super close up flower images) – https://amzn.to/3qPqnMg
*Canon 100-400mm lens (for long distance wildlife images) – https://amzn.to/3iS90Gs
*Remote trigger for Canon – https://amzn.to/3IZKaPf
*Filmora video editing software
*Lightroom photography editing software

Books
*Bringing Home Nature by Doug Tallamy – https://amzn.to/3uEnb7v
*The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson – https://amzn.to/3qMFaHO
*Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy – https://amzn.to/3Ll7SY2
*Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States – https://amzn.to/35r69Rz
*Plant Invaders of the Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas – https://amzn.to/3748Kl2
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*Native Ferns, Moss and Grasses – https://amzn.to/3iSoBpf
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*The Garden Jungle – https://amzn.to/3JVLjJf
*Wild Your Garden – https://amzn.to/3tSKwD6
*Garden Revolution – https://amzn.to/3JW4kLz
*New Naturalism – https://amzn.to/371P80X
*The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden – https://amzn.to/3qPbnhC
*The Well Tended Perennial Garden – https://amzn.to/3iT3aEw
*Monty Don’s The Complete Gardener – https://amzn.to/3iOpMWO
*Monty Don’s Gardening at Long Meadow – https://amzn.to/3tRGvyU
*A Woman’s Garden – https://amzn.to/3qScHAl
*Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler – https://amzn.to/3wSgD7P
*Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler – https://amzn.to/3tTOkUI
*The Cutting Garden – https://amzn.to/3wPXRhk
*Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden – https://amzn.to/3JWPK6w
*Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias – https://amzn.to/3wSgfGD