Confession time – In this post, I told you about my big plans for re-doing the front bed, just to the side of my back entrance door. I got as far as ripping out the tree, moving the shade loving plants to the back shade garden and then … well I made lots of plans. And then I researched all sorts of plants, watched DVDs, read magazines, bought more books. And after all that I decided I was just not able to do it all by myself. I got Kathryn from Lavender & Thyme to come and help me with it and today was the day things got planted.
It doesn’t look like much at all at the moment. Little plants. I can’t even really see the vision of it yet in my mind, but I trust Kathryn and she understands what I want here, so now we wait and see. The bed has exactly eight months to settle down and grow, because I hope that by the time my Mom visits in November (from Germany) that this will look pretty and be flowering … it needs to flower specially for her! ♥
So here are the photos and a list of the plants used.
[one_half]Before (4 March 2011)
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[one_half_last]Today after planting (22 March 2011)
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The Plants Used:
The plants used are three Standard Roses – Iceberg; Heliotropium ‘Royal Marine’; Gaura lindheimerii – Pink; Gaura lindheimerii (white) – Angel Wings; Duranta ‘Sheena’s Gold’. She left a narrow row of the Tulbaghia violacea (because aphids hate them so they will hopefully help to keep the roses protected somewhat), we left the Star Jasmine on the trellises and two wild irises were left from before.
Plant Photographs:
[one_half]Iceberg Rose Standard
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[one_half_last]Duranta ‘Sheena’s Gold’
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[one_half]Gaura lindheimerii – Pink
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[one_half_last]Gaura lindheimerii (white) – Angel Wings
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[one_half]Heliotropium ‘Royal Marine’
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[one_half_last]Update on 25 April
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[one_half]Progress – photo taken 28 May 2011
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Now I wait (patiently!) for everything to grow …
I found this lovely quote today which reminds me that I now need to be patient …
“You need patience to be a good gardener. If you don’t have patience, and you stick with gardening, it will teach you patience.” – Bill Turull Jr.
Happy gardening!
xxx
If you love Roses, visit my two favourite “Garden Blogging Buddies” who have the most magnificent Rose Gardens. They are Holley’s Blog at “Roses & Other Gardening Joys“, and Masha’s Blog at “A Rose is a Rose …“. These two ladies and their lovely Rose Gardens inspired me to try Roses in my garden!
