Here’s the end result of the bottle tree project. The dayliles and echinecea I planted in front of it have bloomed.

I haven’t had much luck with Irises in the past, but these Sinfonetta are doing well near the forest pansy. They’re planted in a spot that tends to hang on to water a little longer than the rest of the garden.

This year I decided to try some verbena in the window frame. Sharyl likes the pink flowers, so we’ll see how it does.

I’ve been sidelined for a couple of weeks with a cold, but now I can finally get back into the garden this year. Here’s a shot of the forest pansy blooming a few weeks ago. It has now dropped its blooms and put out it’s purple heart-shaped leaves.

Every year I plant three poppies and every year only one lives to bloom. But this year, two of them lived. I’ll take that as a sign that my gardening skills are improving.

Since I gotten over my cold, I’ve planted quite a few things which I’ll be posting here. And with the hostas and caladiums coming up, and the hydrangeas and irises about to bloom, there will soon be many more pictures to post.

Last weekend, I had time to put a few plants around the bottle tree, so now it’s looking more at home in the garden. I got those two gorgeous sea green junipers at Harb’s Oasis. I also found out that I’m allergic to sea green juniper; the hives stayed on my arms for about a week.

I moved my echinacea in front of the bottle tree and then put some recycled daylilies in front of that. By spring, this should look pretty nice.