2022 Garden Priority #1 - Shrubs and Shrubs and Shrubs - March 2022
Over the past few years, I've always worked to identify some 'priority areas' in the garden/yard that I posted about - ahead of my annual to-do lists - that was a sort-of forcing-function to get me to focus on specific plants and planting projects. Last year, I identified three areas of focus: behind the oak on the southside , understory on the northside and the IB2DW area in front . The results? Mixed bag. That doesn't mean I'm going to abandon the prioritization process here in my planning portion of my [ garden diary ]. But, I'm thinking of things a little differently this year and plan on trying to consolidate my thoughts in a few posts that will outline some PLANTING priorities and AREA priorities. For this first one, I'm calling it a Planting Priority - because it isn't just in one specific area, rather across a variety of spots. And that planting priority? Shrubs. I suppose I'll start with a list of needs with shrubs: 5 Oakleaf H