Newest Bed area

I haven't gotten very far on the front bed, the ground was so hard earlier this week that I really strained my shoulders trying to dig it up.

So I started on the north corner that is very shady in the summer. It was filled with English Ivy that has been the bane of my gardening on the north side of the house since we bought the house. It is a constant battle to keep it off the house and out of the trees, makes a nice ground cover but won't stay there.

Many years ago I had planted two Raspberry vines there, this was way before the volunteer Pecan trees had grown up to create the shade. Those vines have been spreading themselves all over the yard.

Because of the area had been filled with ivy, when the pecans fell in that spot I couldn't find them. Therefore there were dozens of baby pecan trees to pull/dig up. And quite a few peach tree saplings from the peach pits that were hiding there too.

I am sure some of each of those plants will appear now and again but I will be able to stay on top of them now.

Under the birdhouses are three of the dwarf Hollyhocks I love, they should soon be 3-4 feet tall and wide. Those ladders have to remain there for the time being Rolling Eyes

There are two Spiderwort starters in the ground and a Heuchera-Coral Bells.
Three Astilbe are coming up in their pots and will be transplanted eventually.
Three Poker Primrose to be planted. Three Cyclamin also to plant. And along that wall of windows and a door that we don't use, I want to plant some Patchouli.
This side of the red bench gets sun all morning, until about 1 in the afternoon, so there is a Hyacinth Bean Vine planted to grow up and over the bench.
Also have several Blue Fescue that I grew from seed last year planted along the edge of the bed this side of the bench.

I also have a floating dragon and a bridge to put out there. I will take another picture when he is in place

With the rain we got last night, I won't be able to finish putting plants into the ground until maybe Saturday unless we get more rain Friday as predicted.

Pay no attention to the paint job on the house, that is to be finished soon....I hope and I hope without damage to the plants. The green around those windows and the door were Photoshoped on and my hand wasn't very steady with the mouse.

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