Thursday we ran out to the new arbor and started to get it stained. I got behind the vine and so now we won't have to worry about it climbing up the unstained lattice. We only finished about 1/4 of the work.
We planted the new shrub althea on the south east corner of the garage. It looks healthy and we're not moving it.
We dug up the old butter fly bush and planted a new one--this is a compact and should be a little smaller. I carefully read the instructions. We did a better job of conditioning the soil. Hopefully this will live. I'm posting instructions so I don't forget what to do. I think this is a warmer climate plant and needs to be treated with more care--like roses.
We moved the wrong hydrangea to the south side behind the new peonies. Hopefully it will be shaded enough to grow and doesn't get transplant shock. The nightly rain will help it. We then planted the hydrangea to match the other two. It's all leafed and blooming. The other two are growing slowly. I think it takes awhile for them to wake up, but they do have healthy growth.
The roses roots are leafing out finally. We have good growth on all but the scrawny one. Still it has a few leaves.
We discovered that redbud tree was covered with seed pods. Rather than let them mature and fall, but pulled them off. There was a considerable amount.
Wayne put in the basil, finally. That just leaves the campanulas to plant.
We dug up the burning bush that is wilting. We augmented the dirt and raised it up. Wayne and also dug a ditch for water flow. We cannot imagine what has happened to it, but too much water. There was nothing on the web to help.
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