Yesterday, we went for lunch at my parent's house. It was good to visit with Jack for a few hours, before he had to fly back home.
While we were there, we picked up some plants that my mother had mentioned we could try to transplant to our yard. I got back yesterday afternoon and got right to work (I still didn't have enough daylight left, and had to finish this morning).
I started by moving the six plants that we got with the house. The builder planted them right up in front, where they get sun for just a couple of hours in the morning. The Wintercreeper Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety') needs sun to part shade... it was getting mostly shade where it was. I think it may be too late for one of the clumps that I moved, but hopefully the other will perk back up and fill out. The two Rhododendron 'Olga' also need sun to part shade. I've never seen them in bloom, and I believe this is because they were not in an ideal location. They should both perk back up now that they are in full sun all day. And lastly, the two Purpleleaf Sand Cherry trees are supposed to be in full sun. I moved them out onto the hill where they will get sun all day. They should grow to be 7 to 10 feet tall.
Along with moving the builder's supplied plants away from the house, I planted a Forsythia bush (from Mom) on the hill, and I replaced the Euonymus with Hosta and the Rhododendron with Day Lilies. One of the Cherry bushes got replaced with Lily of the Valley, and the other was left empty. I built a small rock wall to hold back the front flowerbed where the Cherry bush was.
