Mulch and garden soil

 /when it comes to mulch, I use hardwood mulch that has been composted.  And my garden soil is Kellog's Potting and raised bed soil.  Never use the colored mulch.  They use chemicals to color it.  And make sure that the hardwood mulch is organic so you get no chemicals in your yard.  

I have bees and I have a bed of lemon mint for them blooming.  I also have bee balm, but it has not started blooming yet.  Planting Zinnias and Marigolds.  I am using plants from Lowe's and also starting my own so I will have them coming along all summer.  Gotta feed those bees.  

Quick Dams

Quick Dam Flood Bags and Barriers.  Not great.  They help but they do not stop the water from coming in.  I used them on my back patio which slopes to the sunroom.  I still had to be out there sweeping water off the patio.  The may have helped a little but not much.  Not really worth the money.