Shade Evergreen And Hydrangea Layer Exploration - March 2022
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Yesterday, I walked through an exploration of an area in one of my beds that calls for a mix of Tardiva Hydrangea and (now) an upright evergreen layer . That requires the moving/transplanting of four Lilac shrubs that have never taken off due to shade. My #1 backyard priority for 2022 is a focus on shrubs and being deliberate about buying and planting them - versus say...perennial flowers. I've talked about buying and adding a series of Arrowwood Viburnum shrubs in various spots, but there's a segment of our landscape plan that is directly adjacent to yesterday's Lilac replacement area that calls for a mix of hydrangeas and evergreens. Here's a look (below) at this 18-20' area that is bound on one side by the Kwanzan Flowering Cherry tree and on the other by a large (2nd largest on our property) Northern Red Oak tree. You can see the tree here in this post showing some winter/snow damage . That Oak is on the right. In Yellow is a run of various hostas.