What Have We Been Doing?

What have we been doing for the last week of school? Well, the other day we made Christmas cards, but here we have been replacing the mulch around the roses. The previous pea straw had rotted away, so we removed what was left of it and composted it, replacing it with fresh pea straw which my husband mowed to make it finer, so that it was easier to place around the rose bushes. They have grown so much since last year and are looking so much healthier. After mulching them, we misted them with a fine spray of Seasol to help them through the summer.

Then, the next job that we tackled was the pruning of the front garden. Each year we prune back the larger plants so that they don't become straggly and blow apart during the strong winds that we sometimes have in summer.

We spent all day in the garden and achieved much, but there is still more to be done - the grevillea hedge still needs trimming, but today is the end of our school year, so I shall just add it to our ever growing list of chores to be completed over the holidays. Praise God for the flexibility of homeschooling!