I mentioned earlier that at the beginning of February, I decided to try a design experiment and connect the individual groups of plants together in the center of the front yard. The result was a large "random curved shape."

I have trouble envisioning ahead of time what a design will look like. But now that the design is in place, I can see where the curves within the "random curved shape" seem like great places to plant more individual clusters of smaller plants.

The inaugural UGA Horticulture Club Plant Sale for 2015 just happened to be today. This was actually the first of several plant sales this spring, (sales will probably be held over the next three weekends). This means I don't have to go too crazy all at one time which would be preferable considering I'm not too good at this "design" concept anyways. I decided to get my feet wet with one of the concave areas of my new island.

I don't want to plant something huge that would unintentionally shade the mystery bulbs. It looks like there is enough room in each curve to plant 4 - 6 medium sized plants.

The five Goldmound Spirea shrubs I brought home should reach a full height of 2 - 3 feet and produce pink flowers in the spring. Now the fun begins - WEEDING !

I don't really have what you would call a "lawn." "Weed patch" is much more accurate. And weeds don't like to go willingly or quietly. But after a while, I got the area prepared.

Five small holes and some Garden Soil later, my design was in business.

I was also pleasantly surprised to find some actual "dirt." In the past, I've found copious amounts of Georgia red clay. My neighbor believes one of the previous owners had some dirt brought in many years ago.

So how do I highlight this cluster of new plants ?

Black mulch looks like it will make a great contrast with the brownish color of the pine straw.

I like it ! The best part is that if I keep the design going the way it is, I potentially have a large number of concave areas available to plant more clusters of individual plants. This could get really interesting . . .