Before and After

A good amount of transplanting has gone on in the garden. The offending garden hogs (while large and healthy) were moved to a back corner. Here is a look at the changes.
With the Oat grass creating googly eyes.

Without the Oat grass. Rainbow Rose and Michaelmas daisies are now planted beneath the Pink Dogwood tree. We kept one of the three oat grasses there.

The lovely Iris blooms can't justify this summer look. They were delegated to a pathway a little more out of the way.

Wine colored Daylily, Autumn Crocus, Fireglow Euphorbia and Zinnia took up the charge.

The Iris moved in with the native shrubs in the footpath garden.

Another look with Iris.

And after.

With Oat grass.

Without. Hey there's a tree trunk there!

The Iris that were driving me crazy.

Without.

Ground covers were added and an Oat grass was moved here.

A creeping Thyme was gathered from other garden spots and planted together here in the semi-shade garden. I'm learning the lesson that like plants should be together to please the eye with swaths and expanses of the same color.

Two lavenders that are the same have been brought together under the pear tree.

These Iris were transplanted from under the hammock to hide over here.

More groundcovers that can take foot traffic, have been added to the drive.

Strings for the Clematis to climb...this has been on my to do list for over a year!

And the offender is now at rest in the compost garden. Much better.

After the heat

Achillea Terracotta

Cup and Saucer Campanula, aka Canterbury Bells

Coral Bells, recently transplanted from the Rose garden to the moon garden.

Astilbe...Love this development...was expecting a red, but I like the clear bright pink.

Ebb Tide Rose, this just has masses of blooms and foliage with no problems, no chemicals, no fertilizer...I'm pretty stingy & this one performs well anyway.

Abraham Darby Rose

Darby Rose with Pink Lavender

Pink Lavender with drumstick allium

Sage

Japanese Laceleaf Maple

Our first laceleaf. I picked the color to try to balance out or lighten up a lot of burgandy foliage that we already have.

Nandina

Nandina, yellow in Summer, fire in fall.

Woolly Thyme

The Diablo Ninebark is over 8 feet tall now.

Round Zucchini

Early straight yellow squash

Yellow pear tomato and San Marzano in flower! Can't wait for tomatoes for pizza, salad, salsa and bloody mary's.

Nasty scenes and Messes

Here are the things that drive me a little crazy. They wear on me, ya know?
This out of control, out of proportion Blue Oat Grass...very healthy, nice and big, taking over...and dwarfing my trees! This must go.

See what I mean? Everyone hates an attention hog.

An otherwise lovely scene, but the dying foliage of so many bulbs, Iris and Crocus just about ruin it. I must re-arrange.


This whole garden bed bugs me. The plants are small, placed for their eventual growth, so there's a polka dot effect...not pretty. In fact I pretty much hate it and if the weather was cooler I would be taking action. Stay tuned.

Shriek! Ok this is partly my fault for not clearing out the mess...still.

Veg progress

Butternut Squash...what's up? Seems like they tried to die the day after I watered them. Weather has been weird but c'mon, please!

Kohlrabi...must be time to eat since it's cool weather veg & 90 degrees out.

Tomatoes with blooms and about 3' tall.

Lemon Cucumber.

Slicing Muncher Cucumber.

Pickling Cucumber.

New Plants!

My husband spoils me and takes me to the neighborhood plant sales all weekend long. Nice ladies who know their gardening stuff, surprising selections of flowers and natives, and the best part, excellent prices. I love it! Here are some newcomers:
Corsican Mint has been placed just about everywhere we could find. At .30 cents for a 4 inch pot...I had to go crazy and buy 60+, wouldn't you? It forms an inch thick mat you can walk on and smells of stingent mint (delicious).

Wine colored daylily.

Agastache. This is another first for me. Foliage smells like oranges...really nice. This is a few sprigs but my neiborhood garden expert tells me I'll be dividing a large clump in no time.

Zinnias...giants. I never can get these to grow because I forget to water them, so starting with a plant instead of seed is probably a wise move.

Thumbelina and Lilliput Zinnias, 6" to a foot tall. Come on butterflies.

Autumn Joy sedum...3 new plants. Amazingly, these were free.

Inside-out flower. Will have to wait to see the inverted bloom shape.

A couple Columbines.


Hostas.

Michaelmas Daisy, Purple.

Newbies not pictured:
Bishop's Cap
Michaelmas Daisy Blue
Michaelmas Daisy White
Artemesia
Pasque flower
Clematis
Autumn Fern
Coral Bells
Monarda
Oregon Grape
Perennial Sunflower
Zucchini Round
Early straight yellow squash
White squash
Kale