3 Little Lime Hydrangeas Planted + Azalea Transplanting - June 2022
At the beginning of June, I showed off the three 2# Little Lime Hydrangeas that I brought home as part of our backyard landscape plan . I wanted them to fill in right in front of the apple tree Belgian Fence espalier on the north side of the yard - under the Tree Swing Northern Red Oak tree. In order to get these three in the ground, I first has to dig up and transplant an existing shrub: An Azelea . This flowering shrub has been in the ground for a number of years and, in reality, was in a terrible spot. It flowers (barely), but is leggy and not happy here. I started by digging up the azalea while trying to keep the rootball totally intact and surrounded by soil. See below for the spade I used to dig this azalea up - right in front of the Belgian Fence espalier: I decided to move this one out further west to a more-sunny spot in the backyard. With these being #13, #14 and #15 shrubs planted, I thought I'd revisit my initial list : 5 Oakleaf Hydrangeas. Planted and done.