Several mild days have encouraged me to get out to divide and transplant crested irises, two orchid varieties, black mondo grass, disporopsis, hellebores, and a few others into the expansion of the front garden border that was begun in December. The front of the border was long ignored and difficult to see from the road…
Tag: perennials
A garden with perennials, but not a perennial garden
I regularly admire gardens chock full of perennials, and occasionally wonder if I could possibly duplicate these fabulous results. No, not a chance. First, this garden is dominated by trees, and now so much of it is too shaded to hope to grow many perennials. Yes, there are hostas and irises, assorted coral bells, daylilies,…
Spring cleanup
The spring clean up of the garden has begun. I usually have a target date of the start of April to be mostly finished, and most years mostly is as finished as it gets. With the abnormally warm winter and way above average temperatures over the past week I’m afraid that I’ll have to prioritize…
Ramblin' through Dave's Garden 