RW> Trouble with the front is that it slopes downhill to the
RW> street, and the solution for that soil erosion has been
RW> railroad tie barriers which shift over time.  Were it me,
RW> I'd try to  find a plant that gets a good root hold and
RW> doesn't suffer if sunlight levels are a bit low because of
RW> all the foliage overhead.  But, that's me, and, I don't own
RW> it ,grin>.

That sounds logical to me.  

I always buy the black dyed mulch, which doesn't break down as fast.  I put it
on thick and it typically lasts a few years.  It looks really good up next to
our freshly painted deck (which was my other late spring project).  That took
13 gallons of paint.  Glad it should last around 10 years before the next coat.

RW> YEp, emailed my buddy in hagerstown just before i conversed
RW> wtih you on this, adn got email back from him.  HE's in good shape, but
RW> his
RW> mom in Ohio was without services.

I'm really happy we had no issues in my local area.  It was so hot that week,
there were people without power the entire week when it was in the upper 90s /
low 100s.  Not fun at all.

RW> We've gotten a taste of rain, and the heat's let up a little bit finally.

We had a very slight taste of rain this morning.  If you can call ".01" a
taste.  Just enough to coat the ground for a few minutes.

- Mark

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