This past weekend I added 5 steps and pavers to create a more easily accessed path to my cement bench overlooking my butterfly garden and fountain. I moved two sunshine blueberries to the slope and purchased a third at Molback’s that has a hole just waiting for me to plant it in.
I also prepared a trellis and hole for a climbing rose next to the fence to help keep the neighbor’s dog’s teeth from intruding into my yard. The dog english bulldog next door has completely chewed through the fence in a couple of places so that it’s mouth and teeth are now on my side and I am concerned for my kids’ and their friends’ safety. Hence the trellis and rose. I ordered the climbing rose from Jackson & Perkins since I couldn’t find any in the local garden centers. Hopefully it won’t take too much for the dog to get the message.
Otherwise, I planted the 4 roses I ordered from David Austin Roses. I ordered 3 Queen of Sweden roses and 1 Abraham Darby. The 3 Queen of Sweden’s are in the front yard and the Abraham Darby is currently in a large pot next to the driveway.
I also purchased two hanging fuchsia pots at Home Depot for my back patio, some stepables for the new steps from Fred Meyer and a new shrub for the left top of my slope where an existing shrubs appears not to have survived the winter.
Just today I was marveling at how fun gardening is. The weeding and cleaning of the spring and winter are behind me and now the fun part of adding to the current scenery is mostly what I need to be concerned with.
Other updates:
Berries are setting quite prolifically, all the crocus and grape hyacinths that over wintered in my refrigerator and were planted quite late all bloomed and a bird is building a nest in my quince shrub. The hummingbirds are frequenting their feeder and the peonies are budding nicely!