It was time to get serious about the bushes that would be at the back of the flower bed since we have rain predicted for many days in a row. We got .15" rain yesterday, better than none. I knew I was going to get a hydrangea bush but wasn't sure about the others. I went shopping at my favorite nursery and got some advice.
I knew I had to go ahead and plant them right away because that area would be getting muddy with all of the rain. I ended up with the hydrangea and 3 Boxwoods. I was muddy all the way up to my elbows by the time I got all 4 in the ground.
This is the variety of Hydrangea that I chose. It has buds on it already so I'm hoping for a good show already this year.
Finally one of the larger tomatoes was turning color so I brought it in to finish ripening.
There were fewer black raspberries yesterday but still enough for one dip of ice cream.
The first Purple Coneflower is close to blooming.
This one is one stage behind that other one. Quite interesting as it is just starting to form petals.
I was so tired after all of the planting I didn't have the energy to hoist my 77" x 99" quilt up onto the 84" x 96" double design wall yesterday for its photo shoot. Maybe today will be the day.
Rest up! I have the Endless Summer hydrangeas and I find the blossoms vary every year. Last year, few blooms, this year, tons of smaller blooms. I lost my lacecap hydrangea this year and want to replace it. Some tall thin, decorative grasses might work for you- they add interest in the winter. Have fun finding things to plant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous hydrangea!! Can't wait to see it in bloom...;)))
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job planting...looks really lovely...hugs, Julierose
WOW - you got such a lot done over the past 2 days. It was good to see the before/after photo's, to realise how much work they did digging everything out. I have 2 good sized Hydrangea's and a few smaller ones I took from cuttings. In the past when trimming some of the stalks I've stuck 15-20 in soil and about 10 rooted - I gave most away as I don't have room for them. Looking forward to seeing the next stage of your planting work. As I said the other day, I love the stone work on your house walls. Hope you're not over-doing it with all that you got done :)
ReplyDeleteAll of that empty garden space is so tempting to me! I'm sure you are plenty tired today but it will be so nice to have garden beds where once was a jumble. Rest and watch the raindrops make the new shrubs feel at home!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful hydrangea. I know you're a seasoned gardener, so I hate to give advice from afar, but I looked up the Zinfin Doll hydrangea to see it's mature size. From your photos, it doesn't look like there's enough space in that corner to accommodate its eventual size. Much better to move it now before it gets established.
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You have been working hard! The new plants look great! Looks like the heat is rolling back in so you shouldn't be out working for any long periods. Maybe you were too tired to hang up the quilt for a picture, but it is a finish for the month!
ReplyDeletethat area will look good when your plants take hold and the rain should help for sure. Do you have trouble with whitefly on your purple coneflowers - they get all over them here and on the tiger lilies. I was amazed and couldn't find any House and Garden Spray that I normally use on them and had to order them and won't get until early next week. Gardening tires me out so much more now then it used to.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very pretty hydrangea. I don't blame you for being too tired to photograph a quilt, I got tired just reading about your gardening work yesterday.
ReplyDeleteOne plant at a time - your refreshed flower beds are going to look SO good!
ReplyDeleteWow - that is a beautiful hydrangea. I have a white/cream paniculata grandiflora which should get quite big - or horizontal as the winds here are very strong!
ReplyDeleteThe border is going to look lovely - and I'm very jealous of your tomatoes - we can't grow them outside here (apart from the wind) we have high humidity and sometimes in the clouds - nice breeding ground for blight! Therefore the greenhouse it has to be and mine are tiny marbles at the moment! I must admit I spent a little longer looking at those tomatoes on the windowledge! Thank you Wanda.