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Best Time Of Year
May 25, 2008 | 4:22 AM PST
Could it be that I actually enjoyed mowing the lawn, seeing it all neat and green!? I got some great plants in the ground: I'm trying some Baptisia for the first time; some Russian Sage and Echinacea; some great Sedum; two beautiful Peonies that I got at Peony's Envy (check the website); Clematis; Dahlias (for the first time); a lot of good shade plants, like Japanese Fern and 'August Moon' Hosta and some nice Hellebores. My Allium survived the winter and bloomed well and my two Bleeding Hearts look good. Right now my Iris along the brook are just starting to open up, and the big red Rhododendron outside the dining room is bursting. The real champ this year was the Dogwoods, which looked like they were covered in snow. The real loser, sadly, was my Wisteria. It's alive, and it bloomed, but not well -- I'll go easier cutting it back this fall. I'm excited about my roses. I'm training a Rose 'New Dawn' to climb up an old chicken coop outside the tool shed, and it's already twice as big as it was last year and loaded with buds. I'm also planting a few containers, which came out OK. I posted some pics.
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May 25, 2008 | 4:22 AM PST
Could it be that I actually enjoyed mowing the lawn, seeing it all neat and green!? I got some great plants in the ground: I'm trying some Baptisia for the first time; some Russian Sage and Echinacea; some great Sedum; two beautiful Peonies that I got at Peony's Envy (check the website); Clematis; Dahlias (for the first time); a lot of good shade plants, like Japanese Fern and 'August Moon' Hosta and some nice Hellebores. My Allium survived the winter and bloomed well and my two Bleeding Hearts look good. Right now my Iris along the brook are just starting to open up, and the big red Rhododendron outside the dining room is bursting. The real champ this year was the Dogwoods, which looked like they were covered in snow. The real loser, sadly, was my Wisteria. It's alive, and it bloomed, but not well -- I'll go easier cutting it back this fall. I'm excited about my roses. I'm training a Rose 'New Dawn' to climb up an old chicken coop outside the tool shed, and it's already twice as big as it was last year and loaded with buds. I'm also planting a few containers, which came out OK. I posted some pics.
