Just a few pictures

I haven't posted in a while. I have been busy with my garden. I wanted to post a few pictures I took of some plants/flowers etc. I'm not a very good photographer but anyway here goes.....

Shrubs

The garden is tilled and ready for planting! It took all day to till the clay soil and due to starting from scratch on turf.

I planted some butterfly shrubs and some dwarf burning shrubs along the fence line. Both will be bring some color each season from spring through fall.


Butterfly bushes have fragrant blooms and attract butterflies. They bloom in late spring and continue into early summer. Drought-tolerant and utterly carefree, butterfly bushes is in one of the easiest shrubs you can grow.





Dwarf burning bushes have an intense red foilage color in fall. The deep dark red leaves almost glow with color in the fall. This plant is tolerant of shade, but prefers full sun to produce the most vibrant fall colors. Burning Bush transplants easily and may be sheared. The corky wings on the twigs hold winter snow, outlining the branch structure. The orange and red fruit is ornamental if produced in quantity, but plants vary in the amount of fruit they produce.



Some other favorites of mine:



Sunshine Blue, this shrub leafs out bright gold in spring, and keeps its color right through the worst summer heat. Elegantly pointed, toothy leaves are so stylish that Sunshine blue would be a fine choice for the sunny shrub border.

Hydrangea Endless Summer reaches 5 feet high and 4 feet wide. Happiest in partial or dappled shade, it takes more sun in the northernmost portion of its hardiness range. Blooms in zone 4!

My Garden

I'm pretty anxious on starting my vegetable garden and even more so adding to my landscape with flowers and such. I planted an azalea a couple of weeks ago , like a dummy, and wouldn't you know it below freezing temperatures came back here in Indiana. I should have known better to plant so early but as always every year I get too anxious.

I've been researching some garden tips and writing some of my own and have started a "gardening page" on my website. I'm still adding to it as I have limited time due to my 8-5 job and of course spring soccer has started for my daughter.

The vegetable garden I have planned out pretty well so far.

First I need to till and add some nutrients to the soil, I'll test the soil and add peat moss as well.

Vegetables I will be planting this year are:

• peas
• green beans
• watermelon
• onions
• tomatoes
• zuchinni
• bell peppers

And I may add to the list later. I can't wait, I know I'm obsessed! Don't knock it ... you haven't tasted some of my green beans **smile**