Sesleria Autumnalis and Summer Beauty Alliums Planted - Front Porch Beds - June 202
The front porch bed continues to be a spot in our garden where I've focused some of my attention this season. It was #3 on my 2023 to-do list - to plant out that bed after the Norway Maple tree was removed last Fall and a small Triumph Elm was planted. In early May, I posted a 'plan' of sorts for the bed that included the planting of a short, compact grass along with some clumping Alliums in front, backed by some new Boxwoods, Disneyland Roses, grasses and some flowering shrubs. How have I done so far this year? I worked the soil conditions - using biosolids in a vertical, deep-dug mulching exercise . Then, I dug out and transplanted a Boxwood to the back . Once the slate was clean, I started to plant. First, with three bareroot Disneyland roses . Then, I planted five Green Velvet boxwoods (1 gallon small ones). And most recently, I planted a new Fire Light Hydrangea shrub where I had previously had a Vanilla Strawberry variety. Here's the list that I outl