Digging and Moving

It has been a crazy cold and wet spring. It has been raining on all my days off, so I'm a bit behind on my planting. Today, however, it was warm, sunny, yet muddy from last nights' rain, so I got out and dug some holes.

I expanded the perennial bed by about 2 feet, and kind of changed the shape of it. I would have dug more in the back, but it was all water. I moved some of the plants I put way too close together last year. Hopefully, when things start coming up, they'll not be crowding each other.

Before:

After:

I also planted a new Forsythia bush in the front yard. It's pretty much a staple in my neighborhood, and I love that they are a first sign of spring. This guy was a gift from my folks for my birthday. Thanks!

I dug up a Peony that was in this spot. I wanted something taller that could eventually mask that ugly chain link fence behind it. It is also below my boy's room, so maybe someday he'll see the yellow branches outside his window.

My neighbor loaned me some kind of tool to help lop the roots that were in the hole form a weed tree that grows along the house. That was nice, and it worked well.

I moved the Peony just a couple of feet from this spot, so it will be just in front.

After that, we just enjoyed the rest of the nice day. Hopefully the new and moved plants will prosper.