This is the first fall in the House-of-Chaos, and we’ve installed new doors, painted and redecorated the kid’s bedroom, fixed a toilet, sanded windows, cut the tree back, planted a bit of a garden and painted a bathroom.
The gardens have been minimal. Mostly making some basic beds and working with the soil, which was mostly clay when we started.
I’ve had the ambition to get a few bulbs into the ground this fall so that come spring, I’ll already have some work done. This is my plan:
My front yard has a wonderful mature maple tree which covers most of the yard and house in shade. So I need to get some ground covering, hostas and day-lilies in this area.
In the back I have full sun almost all day, so I’m planting another two roses, some asiatic lilys, and peonies. I love these “Black Out” Asiatic Lilys.
- Black Out – Asiatic Lily
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Botanical Name: Lilium
Description: If it’s a dark lily you’re looking for, Black Out is your choice. Few lilies have such a dark, smoldering color. The blooms are a black red, with dark spotting around the center which makes it look all the darker. Blooms are large, plentiful, and carries on strong-growing 3-foot plants. Add contrast to mixed beds and borders. Grow them in pots. Wherever you grow them these fine Asiatic Lilies will give you lots of carefree color in mid-July. |
I love gardenia’s! I love the smell. I love that they are “finickey” plants that need a lot of specific needs. I think that’s awesome. I’ve killed previous gardenias (Harry gardenia, may you rest-in-peace) but I was able to tend to some of my family’s flowers while they wintered in Florida and received one for Mother’s day this year.