These are the asparagus beds. We just finished putting compost on the beds. Then we brought in some chipped up pine bark from some pine trees we had cut down a few years ago. It looks nicer now and will keep the weeds down. The dog is Sadie, a 13 year old dalmation mix, who loves to eat asparagus, especially when the stalks have been cut and have dried up to a nice crispness. Weird-o dog. But we love her just the same.