a possible solution to that pesky spot where grass just won't grow?

So every gardener has that one spot in their yard where they just have a terrible time trying to get anything to grow. Whether its too much sun, terrible soil, or too much shade, there may be a solution. I have a section of my house that is deeply covered by both sugar maples and silver maples. Not only do they zap the soil of moisture due to their root structure, they also block out most sunlight thus preventing grass to grow. Last fall, I started to combat this by expanding a flowerbed with shade loving plants. I tried re-seeding in the fall, but a few weeks ago, heavy rain washed away the grass.

I need to look somewhere new. My attention turned to mondo grass. Dwarf Mondo grass to be more accurate. The stuff looks like real grass, grows in the shade, and never needs to be mowed. Lets see if it can do the trick.

The summer that could have been

Well Summer definitely showed that even when it rained half the time, its a challenge keeping up with a blog when you want to be outdoors all the time. I hope to do a report on my garden so that I can learn for next year but what I will say is the weather really put a serious dent on things this year. I've seen bugs this year I've never seen before, and unfortuntately, my tomato's experienced diseases I never experienced either. More break downs to come, but with the cooler temps. on the way, that means there are still some odds and ends that can be done before the leaves come down.