Playing in the dirt

 I have put in 48 ft of new beds in the front yard. I am so grateful that I have taken many pictures of the yard to help keep track of what works and what doesn't. So this is before on the west corner...

This is the first year the Spanish Lavender was put in.

 And this is what the west corner looks like now...             
                                                                                  

     



The Pink Verbena is where the  first lavender plant was placed.

There is a dwarf Crepe Myrtle where the pot was sitting. Chamomille and last falls Pansies that are still blooming quite nicely. This shot further down the driveway...



The remaining lavender plants planted in 2010.

 I am amazed that these last 2 plants at the left of the photo are only 2 years old. The second from the right didn't fair to well in the heat of last summer, lost half of it but with the mild winter it is doing well. The far right was put in this last fall with the pansies.

  Speaking of Pansies... 


This is the front porch bed, with Pansies and Mums planted fall 2011. Photo shot from west to east.

And this is what it looks like now....


This shot form east to west. The Mum at the far end is blooming.

And last but not least, the Begonias...



Left bucket.

 And...                                                                           
                                                                            

Right bucket.

Too hot right now for playing in the dirt, on to housework.Yuck!