Doing what I can to keep my garden alive....sometimes successful sometimes not so much this time of the year. We have had no rain in 26 days and the temps have been between 98 and 104.....so what do you think my chances are?
I just brainstormed a new bed area to connect a Mugo pine with a Physocarpus (Ninebark). they are only about 10 to 12 feet apart along the foundation in the back of our house. Who needs grass to mow there? So, I dug a trench and collected more rocks to create the border, and am now in the process of killing off the grass. I did one application of glyphosate, and after a few days placed a tarp over the area. I will wait patiently... and then slice out the grass, turn the soil over, and amend with compost. Then I will mulch, and next spring- I plan to move my two Endless Summer Hydrangeas there. I'm sure there will be room for more of my beloved Heucheras, and Hosta !!
If I can get it, see some flowers on a Dahlia and Peony. the Peony has shoots but covered with a perspex round globe protecting from frost. I saw the Dahlia this morning on a site...its lovely. K