Really, this weekend it was about time to get busy on my flower bed checkup. Quite a few of my neighbors have already weeded and mulched their front flower beds.
Of course, as usual, I also had to figure out a few problem issues in the garden, so a flower bed checkup was needed.
We spent a couple of days removing all the weeds that had sprouted up over the long winter months. A tip in weed removal is to pull them out when the soil is still wet. That way, you can easily get the whole root out.
Another tip is to wait until the hostas start to come to the surface of the ground, so you don’t cover them with too much mulch.
Removing and Replanting White Azalea in Flower Bed Checkup
So, the first thing I wanted to accomplish was to remove a sickly white azalea plant from under the faucet. A long-standing problem in my garden is where to position/store the watering hose. Without a dedicated spot, the hose looks messy. It also gets tangled in some of my more expensive plants.
We solved that issue by removing a sickly-looking white azalea plant, I can now store the hose near the faucet. At first, I was going to toss the plant out in the trash, but in thinking about it, I decided to replant it in another area.
I’ll try giving this white azalea plant some tender loving care in the next few months to see how it does. Hopefully, it will come back to life.
Also, not sure how my Dazzleberry sedum weathered the winter as it has not sprung back to life.
This photograph shows the spot after the white azalea was removed. An extra toss of mulch filled up the removal hole. I now have room to store my hose.
I’m not too hopeful of this replanted white azalea. However, there is some new green growth at the bottom of the plant. I always thought it didn’t get enough sunlight. This new site is very sunny. Hopefully, it will begin to grow again.
New Abelia Rose Creek White Shrub
What Flower Bed Checkup would be complete without adding a new plant or two? So, we went out and purchased another Abelia Rose Creek shrub to replace a plant that had withered and died. When we dug it out, we noted a large rock was under the plant. I’ wondering if that had something to do with its poor growth over the years.
The large rock was added to our rock wall in front of the house.
The Abelia Rose Creek White Shrub is the plant nearest to the left side of this photo with the tags showing.
I, also, purchased some blooming fertilizer for my plants. I noted the that this new plant was so much greener than the one I purchased last year.
Flowering Quince Double Take Orange Blooms – Bonus Photos
While at the garden store, I was taken aback from these pots of Flowering Quince Double Take Orange Blooms. What a great name for them because they do make one do a double take with their brightness.
I’m wondering how they would grow in my garden. Hum m mm. . .
Perhaps another garden blog soon?
This is a closeup of the tag on the flowering pots of quince.
Ending Notes on Flower Bed Checkup
It was a busy weekend removing weeds, buying a new plant and mulch, then doing the work and bringing the Flower Bed up the date for another season.
We have a lot of things going on here right now, of course, I’ll keep my readers posted on the garden–what’s growing–what’s new, etc.
And don’t forget, we still have the backyard flower bed to do.
A big thank you to Merrifield Garden Center for allowing me to photograph and blog about their store.
My new Abelia Rose Creek shrub was purchased from their store. Those bright and gorgeous Flowering Quince Shrubs also are available at Merrifield Garden Center.