Kathy,
That is really nice!!! From this picture and the ones on your homepage, beautiful house by the way, it looks as if you have turned your front yard into gardens. That is such a wonderful idea and so much more interesting than plain grass! Husband and I hope to turn our expansive sloping front yard into a wildflower meadow over the next few years.
Nice mulch!
Jennifer

Thanks Jennifer. The tree and hostas were already there (my MIL is hosta crazy) I pulled out some hostas and put in the roses and tripods along the public sidewalks. The garden next to the house is my crazy mess, I like the complete difference as the mulched area has a very zen like quality to me and the bed next to the house is becoming very cottagey.

Make sure you take lots of pictures to share (I love before and after shots). I'd love a wildflower meadow (no space) and a bamboo forest with a secret room inside (again no space). Lately I've been looking at Dawn Redwoods in absolute awe - I really need to get some more space!

Kathy

Cocoa bean hulls, the Holy Grail of mulches. Lucky you!
Nice space. My wife is very fond of plants in squares so I'll show her yours. One of these times I'll post pictures of her checkerboard garden. She will envy you your cocoa bean hulls too no doubt.

Paul the same friend who gave me the mulch use to work for Bay State Lobster and in the winter I'd drive up with him to NS sometimes we'd take the boat from Portland and sometimes we'd drive all the way. I really miss all the wonderful lobster dinners I had. Don't get me wrong, I love the mulch too!

Kathy