New Plants

 We replaced the burning bush on the se side of the yard with Summer Sweet Vanilla spice.

I purchase red flashcaladiums for pots in front.

Purchase heart and soul caladium for park bench pots 

 Replaced dead rose with Anna's promise from Sells.

New Perenials

 Rock Geraniums

Erodium Reichardii Bishops Form

Full Sun

Small Pink flowers spring summer fall
This is a low growing ground cover.  I have great luck with geraniums so we are planting it in the front west side of the perennial garden

Dianthus 

Paint the Town Magenta 

Small clump about 8"

Planted north side of the gold bush

It's a hardy to zone 4 so hopefully it will make it through the winter.  I have yet to get a dianathus to make it through several winters--except the artic fire. 

Blooms spring 

Full to part sun

Lung Wort

Pulmonaria Spot On

16" height

zone 3

late spring

part shade

We planted this in front of the gold bush under the shade.   Hopefully this one will make it through the spring and winter

Lewisia

Lewisia cotyledon Elise Ruby Red

Zone 4

6"

Full Sun

Bloom throughout the year.

Do Not Fertilize

Planted behind the new rock geraniums.   

Evergreen Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens alexander's white

replaced the old candytuft that had died.  I had been there more than 15 years and was a beloved plant.  

 

New Hyacinths

Name:   Hyacinths    

Variety: Hyacinthus orientalis

Type: Bulb

Height: 8-10"

Sun: sun to shade   
Flower color:  white, pink, blue, burgundy
Bloom Time:  Early Spring
Fragrance:  slight
Location:  front yard north side of front steps.

Care:  Fertilize yearly with Espoma bulb tone as directed on package

 

We purchased these at Lowes last fall and planted them.  We worried about critters digging them up but they all came up and bloomed.  

New Daffodills

Name:   Yellow Daffodils

Variety: Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Type: Bulb

Height: 8-10"

Sun: sun to shade   
Flower color:  yellow
Bloom Time:  Early Spring
Fragrance:  none
Location:  front yard north side by grass

Care:  Fertilize yearly with Espoma bulb tone as directed on package

 

We purchased these at Lowes last fall and planted them.  We worried about critters digging them up but they all came up and bloomed.  

Bulbs from Last Fall

 We planted about 20 new daffodils by the grass on the north west side of the yard.  They have all come up nicely.  They were several packages from Home Depot  

We also planted about a dozen of mixed hyacinths on the  west side by the side walk in front of the yellow large daylilles.  They were a package from Home Depot,  There are white, pink, blue and red varieties.  All came up.

Iris.  In the iris bed on the south side we planted 4 new iris.   Paprika, Fonos, Concertina Rebel, Immortality, and Wine Festival.  Two of the four came up, but two rotted.  I need to find replacements for them.

Burning Bush

 

Name:   Burning Bush

Variety: Euonymus altus

 

Type: shrub

 

Height: 6 ft x 5 ft

Sun: sun to shade   

Flower color:  None

Leaves turn red in fall
 

Bloom Time:  none
 

Fragrance:  none
 

Location:  two sets of shrubs--two on north side back yard; two on east side back yard


Care:  Fertilize yearly with fertilizer stakes

Maiden Grass

 

Name:   Maiden Grass

Variety: Miscanthus sinesis gracillimus 

Type: perennial grass 

Height: 6 ft x 5 ft

Sun: sun to shad
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  north side behind lilac shrub
care:  fertilize yearly

Purchased 18 years ago.  This is the best it has done.