Almostgotit’s birthday present
November 18, 2009 By: almostgotit Category: Uncategorized, gardening, gardens
Almostgotit’s birthday present: One humongous heap of steaming, stinking black mulch plus two indentured slaves with shovels for a day.
The three of us planted the things I bought WITH A COUPON the other day, plus the stuff I’d divided or moved from elsewhere (more about that in tomorrow’s post)
Here’s the scoop on the new guys in the yard:
Encore Azalea, “Autumn Ruby”
Light shade – sun
- Mature height: 2.5 feet Spread: 3 feet
- Blooms spring AND summer, deep ruby single flowers
- Click here for more about Encore Azaleas http://www.encoreazalea.com/encore/index.cfm
Juniper, “Gold Coast
- Evergreen, yellow foliage
- Cold hardiness zones: 3-9
- Light needs: full sun
- Mature height: 3 ft tall, 4 ft wide
Physocarpus, “Summer Wine”
- Light Needs: Sun
- Cold hardiness zone: 4-9
- Height: 5-6 feet; Spread 5-6 feet
- Wine red foliage ; white-pink flowers mid-summer
Weigela, “Midnight Wine”
- Light Needs: Sun
- Cold hardiness zone: 5-9
- Height: 12-18 inches; spread 18-24 inches
- Purple foliage, bright pink flowers
Abelia, “Rose Creek”
- Evergreen: leaves become purplish in cold weather.
- Light needs: Full to partial sun
- Cold Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Light needs: Full to partial sun
- Mature size: Low mounding shrub 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.
- Flower Color: White
- Blooms: Fragrant white flowers spring through summer.
