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First gardening purchase for the new house!

11 Feb

Well I couldn’t help myself…Gurney’s was having a 50% plant sale so I went for it.  However, I did have a little self-control and only purchased 5 plants that I’ll keep alive in pots until they’re ready to be moved to the new house and planted.  Two wisteria…

…this is my dream for a back fence!

…this is my dream for a back fence!…

…I’ve always wanted them along a fence and since we have the cliff-like drop off behind our property it’d be gorgeous if it spread all the way down!

A Joseph’s Coat Climbing Rose for the front yard tree…

Beautiful!!

Beautiful!!

And two varieties of lilac trees also for the backyard!

lilacOne is supposed to be a re-blooming variety and the other is the traditional.  One is pink and one is purple…I love the fragrance of lilacs…I would be so thrilled if I could get them to grow in the backyard!

Anyway, starting to do some basic landscape planning for the front, side, and backyards…at the moment it’s a little easier for my brain to focus on a variety of multi-colored plants than various shades of grey, beige, and brown floor tiles so I’m taking a break and enjoying plant photos!

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