As much as I didn’t want the extra work, I installed edging around the big perennials bed. P bought it for me; he’s not much of a gardening kind of guy, but very supportive of my projects in other ways.

Planted some coneflowers from C.’s seeds in the bed around the pipevine. I’ll add a few creeping phlox, a couple of gaillardia and the fancy coreopsis (Creme Brulee and Creme Caramel) that I just had to have.

P. also got me a tree ring. I used a little over half around the lilac and put the rest under the Cliffie Bush. I used some of my pine bark nuggets; hope I’ll have enough for the Honeysuckle Horseshoe!

Finally! I’ve been waiting for the Portulaca to get off its lazy arse. Worth the wait–they’re pretty!

I’m way too lazy to make a pano (and they never look right anyway), but here’s the yard so far.

I made a White Trash Trellis for my Sugar Baby to climb. I was going to get a cattle panel and do a decent one, but I don’t have a truck, and they need something to climb RFN.

We went to Walmart on a mulch run, and suddenly, cypress mulch became my favourite…since that’s all they had except for the coloured stuff. I still need more–14 bags here–but I need to put in a couple more plants, so I’ll leave it for now.