06/16/2010 Yard Update

I walked around the yard taking photos so NEXT year I'll know where I'm at at this time. So just bear with this non-exciting photos for a bit.

The Butterfly Garden - front Left

Front right - Gaillardia are just coming out

The cotoneaster acutifolia all have little berries or something on them.

I just love out group of three Dogwoods (Cornus Variegata) - this is their 2nd year.

The Dragons Blood Sedium is about to flower on the west side of the house (sorry - no larger shot at the moment).

The front of the house is filling in nicely - when we moved in this was nothing but gravel.

The Jolly Bee Geraniums are blooming in front AND back. And if you look one is tryign to take over the shrubs in front - Go for it!

Below is looking west in the front of the house - from left to right - Red Chokeberry, Regal Hosta, Cranberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus) is a wonderful small but sprawling ornamental shrub, Taxus brevifolia and Jolly Bees.
 

Back Patio Jolly Bees and Cotoneasters and weeds - this area was wild flowers last year and MAN - what a headache - this was cleaned up 4 days later - I'll have photos - looks GREAT now.

The Rockery is coming along great = I'll have a separate post for this complicated area with 19? different ground covers.

And from above

The Clay Garden which NOW, one week later is in 80% full bloom).

Sweet Autumn Clematis is on the move. Growing at least 3 inchs a day.

That's it for now - I'll have photos from 1 week later soon. 

Dragons Blood Sedium as of 04/20/2010

From Greenwood Nursery

"Sedum 'Dragons Blood Red' is a fast-growing ground cover with brilliant red flowers in late summer. Sedum 'Dragons Blood Red' is a succulent with needle-like leaves turn vibrant orange-red in fall. The more sun Sedum 'Dragons Blood Red' gets, the more intense both the flowers and foliage become. Sedum 'Dragons Blood Red' forms a dense mat 3-8" tall and spreads quickly.

These plants are exceptionally tolerant of heat and drought and also tolerate cold and humidity. Sedum 'Dragons Blood Red 'will tolerate being planted in poor dry soil. Low growing Sedum is used for containers borders, edging and as a dense spreading groundcover. "Dragon's Blood" offers burgundy foliage. "

This year 2 for Dragon and we have been aggressively cutting and planting the loose ends with success - I'll have more photos of this in a week or so.