Took Banjo on his first trip to the nursery today (clarification: Banjo the dog-- the plant nursery). Bought two redwood planters for my two blueberry bushes and three Sweet Broom plants (genista spachiana). Since I'm so concerned with looking for what water and light the plants I pick require, I seem to have a problem reading labels for size. Oops. My tiny plants will grow to be 5-6 feet tall by 6-8 feet wide. I planted them around chimney and citrus trees-- clearly a bad move. Oh well, crossing fingers that pruning will keep them in check until I move and take them to a new home with more space. The good things- their yellow flowers help to make the front beds more cohesive, they require little water and no fertilizer, and they smell like lemons!
The crocus blooms have gone and the daffodils are taking their place:
One of the hyacinths on its way up:
A wider view of the front. Having lawn mowed this weekend and will try to take one of the entire front. Unfortunately this week's rain has brought the return of the weeds... but as soon as dryer times hit, the weeds will disappear and my plants should flourish.
A wider view of the front. Having lawn mowed this weekend and will try to take one of the entire front. Unfortunately this week's rain has brought the return of the weeds... but as soon as dryer times hit, the weeds will disappear and my plants should flourish.
The trickiest part is trusting that all the plants will grow, fill in the empty spaces, and become a gorgeous composition of texture, color, and depth. Things look dinky now but this plot has great potential.
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