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You can spread compost on top of what you've got there and then if you want to prettify it further some bark or mulch on top of that. As it rots and gets watered-in it benefits the surrounding plants. From experience of getting it wrong; I know that unless you know that your flowers need horse manure I'd avoid it, as it can sometimes do more harm than good.
https://www.gardenmyths.com/compost-is-it-poisoning-your-garden/
Constable_Savage
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the garden is getting fuller. there are fewer bare patches, and there are fewer bare weeks. I am weeding much less, and don't really need to add new plants any more. I like it.
but - when is the right time for things like turning soil over and adding compost, if there is always something there? (or in the ground, or about to emerge)
I feel like I am gardening with very superficial knowledge, without a plan, and missing some basic fundamentals. (which is quite a strange feeling as I always considered myself moderately green-fingered since childhood. )
also considering whether it's prudent to start growing food, something I've never had any interest in... (and seems like a lot of work)