Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening June 2014, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Pat--show me a picture! What color were they?

Hope they will find a nice home in your woodsy garden.

I have been hauling in my garden since maybe 11AM. Did a lot of weeding to start--
as I was waiting for delivery of my new dryer. So--piddling around weeding while waiting.

Then I tackled my last bed that still had not been planted. The "Stump Bed"...
That is where my deciduous Azalea got planted.
LOTS and LOTS of work! Had to dig the edges towards the iside of the bed
so my black plastic edging would fit around it w/o any gaps,
Then--when that mission was achieved--I had to situate the edging and then re-work
the soil so it looked like a bed again. Tamped down the outside of the edging--
and a bit on the inside too. Then went looking what I had left to plant--mostly Coleus.

This was meant to be my mostly Coleus bed anyway. Used to always have
the big pot in the middle--now there is the azalea.

It occured to me that this is NOT the way to plant a bed....like--go looking to see
what I have left and then try ti imagine what would look best where. It will be
hodge-podge...

Watering the rest of my beds--I had an AHA moment!!! REALLY!

It is NOT practical to fill every bed with just flowers! Beds could use some
"anchor plantings" (small shrubs or bushes) and then planting flowers around those
would be much easier...

That is what I now notice in pictures others are posting. AHHH! SO! That's how it
should be!!! Need to think on that....
Probably a lot less maintenance and care.

Of course--my "YUK" bed already has all kinds of "anchor plants" all over it.
They are the tough ones...Not much room or good spots for annuals in this bed.
Just a dribble along the edges.

Soon all the DL's will pop in it--and it will look beautiful. This bed earns it's keep...


1--This was the BIG POT on the stump last year. Now--stump is gone!
Azalea owns that spot now. This is what I worked so hard on today..
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2--Last year--July--Frans Hals DL-s filled the YUK bed

3--And the corner was full too last year--Lots of Stellas...

You will get to see all this again soon. G.