So I have been busy planting some flowers around here to replace those that were provided, but died, and to add some more color compared to those they provided. We were semi-lucky that they at least put our larger bushes in the back, some houses ended up having bushes in the front and little plants behind, remind me not to hire the landscapers they used :) In all about 5 of the provided perennials were dead come springtime.
I found these Lilies at the Bx (kinda like a Walmart for base), for super cheap. I think they were $4/pot and off base they were selling for $7. I ended up not knowing what color they were since they were in bud form, but I ended up with 2 orange and 3 that remind me of a sunset, multi-orange.
These pics were taken pre-planting and they have been in for over 2 weeks now and have lost most of their blooms due to their age and the wind we have been having, but I will look forward to them blooming again next year. I am now working in putting some creeping phlox for some ground cover in the same beds. It seems like once a week or so I have to go and check out what they have and work it into the flower beds, pots and baskets. I am still toying with the idea of making some hip high elevated beds for behind the fence to put veggies in....by the time I actually get around to doing it I might not end up with anything, but then I would have them for next year :)
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