Gardens Galore

For the last two days, we have been working to plant some more of our gardens.  We have been to Eden Nursery every day for the past three days, so while they are happy to see us (or rather our charge card!), I am growing a bit tired of visiting them each day.  However, the woman at the nursery is always friendly and very helpful.

The setting sun casts a pink glow to the house, but the flowers
now look balanced.

Two days ago, we planned our garden under the Florida room windows and we finished the planting of the garden in the front.  When we originally planted the garden, we came up two plants short.  We had to return to the nursery to pick up two more Duranta (the little yellow bush-like plants in the front) to finish the front row of the garden.  Now the garden looks more balanced.  It still needs landscape fabric and stone; that will come this weekend.

As they grow, these plants will fill this area well.

Yesterday we returned to the nursery and bought one more Lemon/ Lime plant for the new garden in the back yard, one Dracaena, two Gold Dust Croons, and two Bush Daisies. We bought some insect spray for the Gardenia tree in the corner garden. We also picked up some paver stone to go under the pavers that will define the Florida room garden.

The "rough-in" of the Florida room garden shows where the
garden eventually will grow.

Yesterday we also laid out the pavers to outline the Florida room garden.  We were too tired at the end of the day to start any digging in that.  Rick DID go out after dinner and sprayed the Gardenia tree so that we could plant the flowers under it this morning.

Today we started with the corner garden.  Since most of the dirt in that garden was sifted and transported from the front yard, the hole digging for the plants was not too difficult.  A few small roots from the Gardenia tree were the only obstacles.  We think it looks balanced and colorful against the white fence.  Again, landscape fabric and stone will complete the look this weekend.

The completed corner garden offers color and
two bouquets of Bush Daisies.

The Florida room garden took more time to do since we had uneven ground and only one row of pavers to get everything level.  Rick worked most of the morning with the transit, his level, a string line, and lots of effort to get everything level and straight.

Rick makes sure the pavers outlining the garden are level.

After lunch, we transplanted the lemon/lime and Dracaenas from the garden behind the garage to the Florida room garden.  I had read that to transplant a large flower or small bush, the best thing to do was to dig up as much of the root as possible and place the plant on a flat garbage bag.  Then pick up the bag and take it to the pre-dug hole. Sliding the plant into place with all of the dirt becomes easy at that point.

The Florida garden dresses up Gladys' back yard.

We successfully planted the new lemon/lime in the middle and then worked from both ends of the garden inward.  The result is a bright, colorful garden that we will enjoy for years.

I miss not being able to see the lemon/lime plants from the Florida room north door and window, but that garden will soon disappear when we get a patio poured in that area.  I look forward to having a large patio to use as we continue to improve the landscape in Gladys' back yard.