Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS OF SPRING 2015 DOUBLE TAKE, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
You could try a Weeping Willow----(too big!) they love water so much they may
go and find all your water pipes.
Pussy Willows love water too. As do Clump Birches--a lovely, small tree to look at.

I had one that lasted about 28 years, Then it declined and I had it cut down.
Left the stump of it there so I could put pots on it.

The stump lasted a long-long time-and this little bed (the birch was in)
was always called the "Stump bed". I am sure you have seen me call it that.

Nowadays--there is Paul's gifted deciduous Azalea "Great Balls of Fire"
growing in my "Stump Bed". It is doing very well.
Am I the only one that gives names to my beds???

Last year--the coleus grew so massive, totally obliterated the Azalea.
They grew like insane!!! I believe last summer was the "Year of the Coleus"...
I still want to have Coleus there--they do so well--but maybe I will pinch them back--
or something...... can't have THIS again!!!

The Azalea tops are barely visible above the Coleus...