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3 Green Velvet Boxwoods Along Garage In Deep Shade - April 2026

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This is another update on some shrubs that went in the ground in that epic Fall Planting cycle of October 2023.  Evergreens, like the Montrose Charm and Weeping Norway Spruce trees that I updated here in the [garden diary] the past two days.  But, this post is about evergreen shrubs.  Specifically, three Green Velvet Boxwoods that went in alongside the garage on the northside of our house .   If there is anything that I've planted in our garden that I have neglected the most, it might be these three Boxwoods.   They're now on their third growing season and I haven't once thought about them.  Other than to remove the carcass of the dead pair of dogwood tries that I tried in this spot.  Looking back at the photos showing those trees , I was on to something.  The big, blank white wall needs to be filled in some way.  (More on that in a separate post.) These three Green Velvet Boxwoods started their life as tiny, one-gallon shrubs....

Climbing Hydrangea - Set-back - September 2024

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I've TOTALLY neglected my climbing hydrangea this year.  Compare it with last year - August 2023 - and what you see below and you'll see that this thing is NOT thriving.    This leads me to wonder:  is it better to stress a perennial like this one out drought-wise - which may lead to a stronger, more resilliant shrub long-term?  Or...is this just drought-stress that is tough on this climbing vine?