Finally! My order from a wholesaler arrived a week ago, and I just got a chance to put the plants in the ground yesterday. I got 20 bearded iris. 5 Immortality (white), 5 orange harvest, and 10 variegated (foliage, not the flower -- flowers are purple). The white and orange iris are short, and rebloom. I'm looking forward to having flowers in both the spring and fall, especially since I don't have much blooming right now.
In the past month, I've also planted 3 catmint, 3 variegated Jacob's Ladder, a blueberry bush, a hot pink dwarf phlox, and a white daisy.
I've also been busy rearranging the plantings. I moved two peonies, and gave one to a friend. I also transplanted a double pink knockout rose from a container by my porch to a bed in the back, where I hope it will get enough sun. That's always a challenge living on a wooded lot.
Of course, all of this work leads me to thinking about what else I can squeeze into an existing bed, or where I might install a new one. I spend a few minutes each evening pacing the yard, checking things out. I have a lot of ideas that will have to simmer over the winter!
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