Stuff is growing quite well beside the driveway. The Creeping Phlox I moved a week ago are still green, which is a good sign. I only managed to get a couple of flowers from the Daffodils in the foreground. The other Daffodils I planted by the Crocus plants did well. And I'm starting to see the tulips appear.

The Korean Azalea looks quite sparse as far as leaves go. But it's producing flowers.

The azalea next to the street at the end of the driveway has always been the first to bloom each spring. It appears to be waking up right on schedule.

One half of the large azalea cluster is pink, and the other is white. The white half is preparing to bloom as well.

The Bridal Wreath Spirea is looking fabulous as usual.

This shrub always looks great each spring, and is poised to do so again this year.

I planted 5 Goldmound Spirea shrubs last year. After not seeing any kind of activity at all, I now find some green appearing. So they're doing ok.

The Yellow Flag Irises are growing quite well. A few produced flowers last spring, and I'm hoping for more this year.

The Coronation Gold Yarrow shrubs looked like the Goldmound Spirea from earlier in that they looked dead for a long time. Seeing green is a good sign.

The Buckeye tree is definitely alive and well.

If I'm lucky, maybe I'll see a few flowers this year.

Buckeye tree.

I bought this Persian Lilac last fall because it was on sale, (50% off !). Seeing it awaken makes me smile.

Maybe I'll get a few blooms from the Persian Lilac.

I planted these three Japanese Boxwood shrubs in 2012. They've done well in this location, and seem to be a good size for the available space.

The first order of business for today was to move the small azalea shown above. Originally, this small shrub sat in my side yard completely surrounded by English Ivy. I moved it out of there to where I have the other azaleas next to the driveway. It survived the move, but never really grew. This year, I decided to try another location and see what happens.

I chose an area in between the pear tree and the Leyland Cypress in the front yard.

After moving the azalea in the photo above, I realized I needed supplies. Lowe's was happy to oblige.

And to my surprise, both the red and black mulch was on sale !

I said I wasn't going to plant anything new until I got everything cleaned up. That plan lasted until I saw a bunch of Reeves Spireas at Lowe's. I love the spirea I have at the mailbox, and thought these would look great in the yard as well.

The three Reeves Spireas went in the ground in between the pear tree and the newly relocated azalea.

In keeping with the color pattern, the spireas got red mulch.

The newly moved azalea got black mulch.

I fired up the lawn mower and mulched a bunch of leaves and pine needles to create a border.

The photo above shows the finished product. The black/red pattern seems to work well.