The back garden has been growing and filling in nicely. I’m really enjoying what’s going on there. I planted several catnip plants in this garden, courtesy of Salvelinas, and they have taken root and started growing like mad before the cats could do much damage to them. The cats like to hide in the garden tucked in among the catnip. This garden is going to get a little more sun now that I’ve taken out a Manitoba Maple or Box Elder or whatever name  you want to give to this fast growing weed tree. Fortunately, it was still much smaller than the 30 cm diameter that triggers a need for a permit from the city to remove it.

You can see it’s much more open behind the little lean-to. The Manitoba Maple basically reached up and blocked the canopy. I’ve thinned some of the shrubs off to the left as well. I’m going to make a mulch path back through the trees and out the other side, and I’m going to add some new shrubs and woodland plants along the way as well. All in good time.