Gardening secret

lot of secrets of gardening in this book

If you want to add ground cover such as creeping thyme or alyssum to your garden here is a

great way to get started early and a fabulous way to create instant borders without the backache

of having to plant each flower. Measure the area you want covered with ground cover. Let’s

say you want to create a border along an existing garden that is 10 feet long. Cut newspaper

(about 2 pages thick) into two feet long by one foot wide strips. To cover 10 feet you will need

five of these two foot strips. Place the strips in a slightly sunny area but where the seeds won’t

be disturbed or pelted with rays of light, such as basement shelving near a window. Place

garbage bags on the shelves then add the newspaper strips. Do not overlap strips.