Day 515: Veggies and hostas

We did lots of planting and mulching today.  The vegetable garden is planted with tomatoes, peppers, beans and three kinds of squash.  I started weeding and filling in the hostas on the property border garden since it was in the shade.   Eight more yards of black mulch were delivered so there is now a mulch mountain in the driveway.  That's a total of 13 yards for the summer.

Fortunately, Annie came by and interrupted our work.  Otherwise, I think we would have gone straight through the day.  She loved her semester in London and already longs to go back.  It was a transformative experience that will influence every one of her future decisions.

We walked to the college tonight for the first time in a few weeks and were surprised by the changes.  A new gazebo has been installed next to the new patio outside the Campus Center.  The entire area between the new science building, library and Jewett has been fenced off and the locust trees encircled by protective barriers.  They've started removing part of the road that used to run next to Houghton.  The superintendent had told us last winter about the landscaping plans.  There will be an intricate design using pavers and pressed concrete outside of the science center and connecting to the other buildings.  We have to go back for photos when the light is better.