so much weeding, so little (summer) time

I had a novel idea this past weekend as I was weeding our flower beds for the hundredth time this summer: our beds should be filled with non-seed producing plants ONLY (horsetails, ferns, moss, etc.). Why hasn't anyone thought of this? It is genius. If there weren't seeds dropping from our trees, shrubs, and plants, there wouldn't be weeds...right?! I shouldn't be complaining as much as I am because my husband has been a trooper and tackled the weeds on two separate occasions before my last stint (what a guy!), but it still isn't fun for anyone. As much as I would have preferred lounging around for most of Saturday, I really didn't have a choice; we are away the next two weekends and then I have dear friends coming down the second weekend of August. The weeds would have surpassed "weed" status and become trees by then. It was now or never. We also didn't spread mulch this year, which may be why it seems worse than last year. Noted. The weather (lately) has also reminded me of a rain-forest, so ferns and moss may not be out of the question.