Last weekend I cut the butterfly bush back. It was already putting out, so I didn't cut it as much as usual. We'll see if it makes a difference. I basically cut the peripheral limbs to get them out of the way, but kept the ones that were pointing up.
Today I trimmed the monkey grass and cleaned out the old rudbeckia and coneflower stalks.
And I planted a couple of red hot pokers (next to the mailbox and next to the power pole) and a couple of astilbe 'amethyst' in the shady corner of the yard. The internet and the inserts seemed to differ quite a bit. I'm hoping shady is right. I got both of them at Wal-Mart in a moment of weakness. I don't really need any more plants, but I see the red hot pokers near mailboxes when I'm out riding, and they seem to do so well, and are so bright and showy!
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