April 10-12: The peak of color and a few new additions # 2
Read MoreThe Bridal Wreath Spirea has been one of the biggest surprises of my planting adventures. The description on the tag from two years ago indicated that it would produce white blooms in the spring. I don't do well envisioning what something is supposed to look like, but thought it sounded like a good idea for the mailbox.
Last weekend's project was the start of some actual "design" work in the front yard. I decided to add some plants to areas of my "random curved shape" to see how it would look. I came home from the first of many UGA Hort. Club Plant Sales with five Goldmound Spirea shrubs that now look right at home.
Each plant is going to grow to a full height of around 3 feet. However, the Pink Muhly Grass is supposed to be wider than the Beardtongue and Yarrow, (3 feet wide vs. 2 feet wide, respectively). The concave space at the bottom of the photo above seemed to be wider than the others, and more appropriate for the Pink Muhly Grass.
With 3 holes left to dig, I put the shovel in the ground only to hear a crack ! In all honesty, this was an old shovel. I'm not sure where it initially came from. I'm thinking either wife # 1's dad had it, (possibly from the 1970s or 1980s ?), or my mom had it way back when, (possibly the 1960s ?). Today was the day it gave up.