Spring planting!

I took out the driveway leg of the sidewalk today! We're going to have one go from the porch along the hollies to the driveway instead, and still have one go up to the mailbox. So I moved part of a pink up the sidewalk so it'll look more in line with the rest. I also moved 2 Stellas to make them look more with it. And I moved one of the echinacea (that I planted from seeds that I bought at Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains NP in 2009) to the new area. And I transplanted the fuzzy plant with the fuschia-colored flowers that came from Maw's (and came from her mother's) I also planted some melampodium that I got last n
ight at Home Depot.

I also planted a clematis that I got last night at Lowe's, since President has finally died. This one is supposely pure white. We'll see...

On the deck, I planted a long pot on the kitchen side of the deck with a purple and a pink calibrachoa, since the pink

one from last year is doing so well after wintering over. Hopefully these will be just as nice, and last

until next year, assuming we have a light winter again. I also put some marigolds and a red geranium in the pot

that had the tomato last year.

Last week, I got some forsythia and a couple of bridal veils from my mom. I planted the bridal veil on Tuesday at the corner of the walls, and put some mulch on it today. I put 3 clumps of forsythia on the hillside downhill from the hackberry. Maybe it'll make it, maybe not. I have a lot more of it, but I'm a little overwhelmed at the thought of tearing down the Japanese honeysuckle to make room for it.

I also planted some bulbs that I've had in a bag for a couple of years. I think they came up when I divided the irises, and I think they're tulips. They were pretty dry, but they were coming out. I put them in 3 different holes on the driveway side of the yard. Maybe they'll come out.

Speaking of tulips...they started blooming today! They were just pink when I saw them this morning, and they were red this afternoon. So I think they really did just show color this morning! Even the ones up next to the road are blooming for the first time! Also, I saw the first pink blooming today. I don't think it was there this morning, but it was this afternoon! And the bluebells are coming up. Everything is so early this year!