Mulch Beds

If you have been on the course in the past couple years I am sure you have taken note of the mulch beds. A lot of them include a hole sign but there are others that do not. All of these beds have been overtaken by a plethora of plant material, mainly perennials that have continued to get larger and larger every year. I started in 2006 and there have been minimal changes to a vast majority of these beds until this Spring. This week we embarked on revamping all of these beds that have become unsightly.

Every bed needs cleaned up, which is normal process for this time of year. Then all of the existing plant material is dug up and removed, while dividing any ornamental grasses and other perennials such as lilies. This plant material has simply become too large for the occupied space. After all the plants have been removed and divided the material is then replanted in a more organized and correctly spaced design. We are using a majority of the current plants along with some new additions where applicable.

I hope that everyone enjoys this fresh take on some existing herbaceous and ornamental features, as the crew is putting a lot of time and hard work into these improvements. I have included some pictures of the process to date.