Final dirt-hauling day..
..is done and the big tree is planted. Greg gave us a hand again today to finish off the pile of dirt from the driveway. All I have left to plant is a tiny little rheingold at the far right of the second picture. And then the mulch of course. Hope to order that this week, and Greg has said he will be able to help us haul Memorial day weekend some time..
Clematis
Got my little
Vienetta clematis planted today..
And finally..
..the crown jewel of the plantings for this year- a 7-8 ft tall Seriyu Japanese Maple. I will try to get it in the ground by next weekend- and fingers crossed that it lives for us. Burlapped plants always make me nervous- especially BIG ones! And no, it will not be staying where the picture was taken! :) I tucked it close to the house so it hopefully won't get blown over with the winds we have been having the last couple weeks..
Four down..
Worked hard this afternoon and got 4 of 6 in the ground. They look a little silly cuz I don't have 'real' mulch so I had to mulch them temporarily with the wood-carving shavings that I saved over the last couple years. Once the real mulch gets delivered they won't look as polka-dot-y.
The last two plants I had to wait on- the rheingold I don't have the bed built for yet, and the clematis I need to get a mini trellis for so it can climb the lamp post- it is only knee-high right now and I think it will need some help since it is about 4-5 feet of smooth post before it can get a grip on the crossbar..
More new plants!
I stopped at the Strongsville Pettiti's after my doctor appointment and ended up picking up three more plants:
-Pot of reed grass for the corner of the patio. This should grow to 2-4 ft high.
-Japanese dwarf garden juniper- ground-cover-y juniper for the front of the back bed in front of the lilac and the future Seiryu Japanese maple.
-Viennetta clematis to climb up the lamppost in the front
Now I am up to 6 plants that I need to get in the ground. Hopefully I will get a couple things planted this afternoon and I can get some pics up...
Silly weather-people
And silly me for believing them! When I got up this morning, forecast was for off and on rain all morning starting into consistent thunderstorms this afternoon. The morning was indeed off and on rain, so I texted my brother and told him I was putting off the rest of the gardening till maybe next week because of the weather- trying to cart and spread dirt in a downpour is nobody's idea of fun. Well, turns out it was sunny and rain-free this afternoon! I decided to make as much use of it as I could and mow the backyard then work some more on trenching around my bed-extension where I want to put the rest of our dirt. With a little water from the hose, a couple hours of work, and several more blisters on my palms, the edging is done! Now I just need newspaper put down and the dirt moved from the front so I can finish it off! Oh, and then I have to order mulch for the whole thing, get THAT moved to the backyard, and eventually actually PLANT things in all this lovely dirt too... :)
Postponed
Will have to do the rest of the work next weekend. It has been raining off and on today and is expected to tomorrow as well. I did get a shallow trench dug around the bed extension where I was going to put the rest of the dirt. Once the ground softens up a bit I will dig the trench deeper.
