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Spring Gardening Activites...
Mar 22, 2008 | 6:08 PM PST
Tags: green giant , thuja , arborvitae , juniper , lorapedulum , creeping jenny , blueberry , solomon seal , viburnum , lilac , shade , autumn fern , honeysuckle , hyacinth , daffodil , double , phlox

The last couple of days have been full of wonderful spring gardening activities. We have had the most beautiful weather here lately! Highs around 70 and lows around 45, GORGEOUS! On Thursday afternoon, I had a chance to stop by home depot and check out their spring shipment. Most exciting was that I found 2 more green "giants" to replace the piddly little things from the mail order (which were starting to look like they may not make it). So, I picked those up and 3 creeping jenny plants which were such a good deal that I couldn't pass them up!

Of course, when I got home...I got to planting!

Here is a shot of the trio of green giants. I do hope they live up to their rapid growth rate I have heard so much about:

I can see them from the kitchen sink and it is nice to look out there and dream of what they may look like one day ;)

The creeping jennies went along the pathway in the back, by the nandinas:

I think they will look great mingling with the rocks and bottles too!

The next day (Friday), We had lunch with my mother and grandmother...4 generations of ladies all at one table! After a nice lunch, I got to dig up some goodies from my mom's yard. I got a nice sized clump of solomon's seal, which I have always wanted. They found a great home to the left of the newly planted camellia and will be a great addition to my shade garden in progress:

I also got 2 Viburnum Seedlings. One went just behind the existing one that is mature and the other went in the back of the azalea bed along side the newly planted lilacs. I wasn't able to get the best root system, so it will be interesting to see if they make it.

I have also been taking some time to really think about and make a list of things that are "missing" from my garden this spring and that I would like to have next spring:

More creeping phlox blooming
Add Hyacinth Bulbs in with Daffodil Plantings
Add Double Daffodils
More Crocus?

I saw some wonderful double hyacinths in the Van Bourgondein Catalog that I would like to add to the garden.

And, of course, amidst all the work, I had to take some time to have fun with my camera:

Clematis Armadii:

Spring Growth appearing on Autumn Fern: