Our area finally got some rain after a week of predictions. It looks like this whole week it will be raining on and off, but Saturday should be beautiful. The new plants are loving the moisture and are quickly settling in. I do need to still plant some remainders and adjust some others.

I’ve also got inspired to redo the two front borders and plant heavily in the fall. I’ll spend the bringing laying out the foundation of the garden and preparing the soil.

This weekend is another plant sale, which I’ll be attending at Adkins Arboreteum. From what I hear they have a nice selection of native plants.

This week has been very productive for me. I spent Tuesday night removing Liriope from the front island…which had become completely rampant and badly behaved! *Out it goes.*

Wednesday night I planted all but 2 of my sun plants:

Purple meadow sage
Dropseed grass
Wild blue indigo
Amsonia
Appalachian ruelllia
Phlox

Today or this weekend I’ll plant the native honeysuckle and peony.

This past weekend was very productive for me. I planted all of my shade plants and mulched two beds. Now I have the sun plants left to plant and mulch the remaining beds.

Now…when I get a chance I’ll post the photos.

The American Horticultural Society is having their sale today and tomorrow near Mt. Vernon. They always have the best regional plant nurseries and independent growers.

Today’s purchases…

Natives - from Doyle Farm Nursery
Blue Cohosh
Squirrel Corn
Ornamental grass

Asian shade plants - from Lazy S’s Farm
Mertensia pterocarpa var. yezoensis  *TN Japanese Bluebells*
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Gates of Heaven’
Thalictrum reniforme ‘Grandiflorum’

Yesterday I found to my surprise a group of Mayapples and Spring Beauty. All in my backyard!

I’ll have to go exploring along the trail and see if other types exist out here.