Yesterday I ran my first half marathon with my daughter for Mother’s Day (actually she ran ahead of me by about 15 minutes but we were together before and after the race!). So, my husband cut at least half the lawn this weekend.  I suggested this is a trend that might continue? Got a chance to plan a new bed that will screen an outdoor shower and house a sweet bay magnolia I got from the UDBG sale.  My older daughter (landscape hort. masters student at U of MD) and I worked with a hose and siting from our deck to get the bed line just right.  There are a lot of white violets mixed in the lawn in what will now be bed, so I hope to lift the “sod” maintaining as much of the violets as possible as a ground cover.