I picked up a few new perennials this week, and also found out I've been ripping out a few perennials I thought were weeds. Oops. I *think* I've been pulling the anemones I planted in the pool bed a couple of seasons ago. I'm letting them grow this year and seeing what happens. I'm basically taking a much more hands off attitude this year with weeding, which suits me fine. Apparently I've been ripping up some perennials in the crowded island bed in the front yard, including Cushion Spurge, a type of euphorbia. I actually waited for it to "bloom" this spring, and it turns a pretty yellow color. I've got it all over that bed, so I may put it all in one or 2 big spreads when I move things around in the fall.
New purchases were pink moss phlox for the front bed near the garage, and some electric blue for a neglected back bed near the basement door. I got a nice full Phlox Laura to replace the 2 bareroot plants from VB that failed to come back this spring. And a blue agastache to replace the Siberian irises that also failed to come back. Also, 2 beautiful evening primroses.
In good news, my transplanted Russian Sage has put out new growth so I won't have to replace that. This is its 3rd year and hopefully it will bloom well in its new home. I have a long list of items to call VB about that I'm not looking forward to. My Blue Drumstick Alliums are actually grape hyacinth, my blue tulips look like they're going to be red or pink, and my frilly white daffodils are just more of the yellow minnows that made up part of my order.
Jenn tells me VB will happily replace items that don't match what I've ordered, so I hope they make good on their offer. I should be getting a ton of replacement bulbs/plants this fall if that's the case!
Here are lots of pictures from this week.
The cushion spurge, aka Euphorbia polychroma:
Barberry filling out well in the pool bed:
A wildflower (I think) growing in the back yard:
The Japanese maple is huge now that it can see the sun:
Yellow Minnow Daffodils - 3 blooms per stem:
Front beds slowly filling in. Bob's azalea should be blooming pink soon under the living room windows:
Forget-me-not:
Neglected bed near basement door. I ripped out most of the invasive multiflora rose. The vinca is in bloom and here is the new electric blue moss phlox. This azalea will bloom bright red in a few days.
Blue and white muscari actually turned out to be 2-tone, but I like them anyway. Here is 1 of my 2 primrose:
Magenta primrose:
Pink moss phlox:
New purchases were pink moss phlox for the front bed near the garage, and some electric blue for a neglected back bed near the basement door. I got a nice full Phlox Laura to replace the 2 bareroot plants from VB that failed to come back this spring. And a blue agastache to replace the Siberian irises that also failed to come back. Also, 2 beautiful evening primroses.
In good news, my transplanted Russian Sage has put out new growth so I won't have to replace that. This is its 3rd year and hopefully it will bloom well in its new home. I have a long list of items to call VB about that I'm not looking forward to. My Blue Drumstick Alliums are actually grape hyacinth, my blue tulips look like they're going to be red or pink, and my frilly white daffodils are just more of the yellow minnows that made up part of my order.
Jenn tells me VB will happily replace items that don't match what I've ordered, so I hope they make good on their offer. I should be getting a ton of replacement bulbs/plants this fall if that's the case!
Here are lots of pictures from this week.
The cushion spurge, aka Euphorbia polychroma:
Barberry filling out well in the pool bed:
A wildflower (I think) growing in the back yard:
The Japanese maple is huge now that it can see the sun:
Yellow Minnow Daffodils - 3 blooms per stem:
Front beds slowly filling in. Bob's azalea should be blooming pink soon under the living room windows:
Forget-me-not:
Neglected bed near basement door. I ripped out most of the invasive multiflora rose. The vinca is in bloom and here is the new electric blue moss phlox. This azalea will bloom bright red in a few days.
Blue and white muscari actually turned out to be 2-tone, but I like them anyway. Here is 1 of my 2 primrose:
Magenta primrose:
Pink moss phlox:
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