Mid-Atlantic Gardening: spring time plant shopping, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jill--That seems like almost impossible for me to do--too old--and no one to help.
Besides--I am used to the way things are....no changes envisioned. I like what I have and just make do.
Maybe I should stop complaining that I have no room---things always work out one way or another,
even if i have to dig something up. Renewal is good!

I will have a whole free bed, at least the whole front of it) where the Dr. resides every year.

A good 1/3 of the shrub already got cut back by Paul--just to close the door of the van.
There were 3' long branches i was cutting up after he left.
Look again in the picture with Paul next to the van--all those ends sticking out got chopped.

Bedsides--I gave it a serious thinning and sawed off quite a few whole stems in January.
Look at the very first photos--the before and after....and the newly slim-shaped shrub.

I am sure Paul will even out any last minute chopping he did here to close the door, with a few more snips.
G.

-The sprawling Dr. Seuss--it takes over everything in this bed...This bed is 10' long....
It seems to smother everything....Behind it are 2 large, perennial ferns you cannot even see--
as well as my Electric meter...
Buried also behind it is a nice clump of Begonia Grandis I cannot even find....
I will, happily, give the Dr. his own spot to show off in, as more people will get to see it there...