Today's project involved moving a couple of things in the yard. But first, I couldn't help but notice how nice the rose bush looked.

The blooms in waiting from the last set of pics are now beginning to open.

This rose bush continues to make me smile.

It won't be long until the crape myrtle beside the garage starts to bloom.

Sweetgum tree.

The front of the house has a slightly different look to it after last weekend's project. Both Leyland Cypress shrubs that I planted next to the front steps got moved out into the yard.

A pair of much-more-appropriate Gold Breeze Miscanthus ornamental grass plants. Unlike the Leyland Cypress, a Gold Breeze Miscanthus won't eventually overtake the front door.

The first moving project for today involved the small azalea I found on the side of the yard opposite of the driveway, which would be on the right side of the photo above. I only noticed it as it was starting to bloom. Like several other plants in this yard, it's location struck me as completely random. The one thing that concerned me was the fact that it was planted in the middle of a lot of English Ivy. Today, I decided to move it across the yard.

I've mentioned before how all of the driveway azaleas were quite wild looking when I moved in, which was probably due to the fact that this house was empty for around 18 months. It's taken several seasons of pulling vines, pruning, and shaping to get the azaleas where they are now. They look much better as a result.

The fourth azalea seen in the photo above, although much better than it was, still looks a bit odd. This shrub has a large gap in between two individual branches, like something fell on top of it many years ago. Today, I came up with an idea and grabbed the shovel.

The decision I made to relocate the small azalea to the gap in between the two halves of the fourth driveway azalea seen in the photo above definitely fits my Yard Adventure theme of, "I wonder if this will work." On paper, it seems ok. I'm moving a plant away from the English Ivy and filling in a gap in another plant with something of the same variety. Whether or not this works in the real world will not be known for a while.

Today's other relocation involved the small plant seen in the photos above and below that has been in the house for many years. I don't remember where it came from. But I do know that it has looked like this for a long time.

The leaves on this plant look very similar to those on the Japanese Aucubas in the yard.

They aren't an exact match, but are close enough to make me wonder if they might be from the same family.

I decided to give it a shot and plant it outside. Hopefully it will grow like the others in the yard.

I put it in a spot in between the hollies by the living room. Like the azalea relocation, I'll know in time if this was a good decision or not.