After having to move the Windmill palm tree last month, I recently discovered a few other things I needed to move out of the backyard. But before attacking that, I wanted to see how everyone else is doing, starting with the pear and maple trees. Both have done very well this year. I planted the pear tree back in April, and it seems to be happy.

The small rose bush from 2010 continues to perform much better than I expected.

I read where removing the old blooms from the rose bush can stimulate new growth and more blooms. I did this recently, and the bush bloomed again.

Unfortunately, I haven't encountered the same good luck in the rest of the yard. I planted the Windmill palm tree seen in the photo above in the backyard in March. All seemed to be well until it sharply declined. I was hoping to save it by moving it out front last month, but was unable to do so.

Both of the Gold Breeze Miscanthus plants I put at the front steps aren't doing very well either.

The small relocated plant from inside seems to be ok.

The crape myrtle beside the garage is doing its summer blooming thing again, and looks nice.

Everything at the mailbox is doing very well.

The Bridal Wreath spirea and all of the Javelin Rush grass plants look great.

The other variety of ornamental grass at the mailbox is currently blooming.

I believe this is some form of Liriope, which, from what I see online, isn't really a "grass" plant. But it looks like ornamental grass, which is why I refer to it as such.

The small azalea I relocated from the other side of the yard is ok, and doesn't looks too bad.

Hopefully, this shrub will fill in the existing gap when it grows.

Whatever this is in the side yard next to the driveway is doing very well.

It was in place long before me. I don't know if this is what you would call "blooming." But the berries that have appeared on the shrub make it look nice.

The Japanese Aucuba cluster and Heavenly Bamboo nandina garden are both doing very well.

But then again, I am told that I probably couldn't kill the nandinas if I wanted to. That's ok. I'll take what I can get.

The ornamental grass in the backyard is beginning to flower.

Like the grass at the mailbox, I want to call this some form of Liriope, which isn't actually a grass. But it looks like grass, is planted in the yard like grass, and currently serving the same purpose as grass. So that's what I am going to call it.

The Japanese Boxwood shrubs have done well since they first arrived last year.

Athens has seen a good bit of rain recently. The photo above seems to indicate that I have a bit of a drainage issue here. Some of the mulch I put down around the Japanese Boxwoods has been washed over the walkway.

I found the small holly seen in the photo above growing right up against one of the landscape timbers and moved it to this spot last year. It's a slow grower, but it's growing, which is good.

Whatever this is next to the small holly is doing very well. It actually looks very similar to one of the bushes in front of the house.

So far, I'm down one palm tree. But the other three seem ok.

The Silver European Fan palm tree.

The Pindo palm tree.

I also planted six Pampas grass plants in the backyard this year. The two next to the new patio look like they're doing fine.

The two at the other end of the patio also look like they're ok.

The two I planted by the flagstone walkway, however, don't look very happy. Pampas grass likes a lot of sun, which these two may not be getting where they currently are. In an attempt to avoid a repeat of what happened to the Windmill palm tree, today's project involved moving them out front.

I decided to put one of them in the corner where the driveway and front walk meet.

I don't think I'm going to leave it there. But hopefully, a boost of sunlight will be beneficial until I can figure something out.

I made a spot for the other Pampas grass plant in a sunny area next to the mailbox.

Maybe I caught these two just in time, and that they can be saved.