April 21-22 weekend

my own "mixed container"

4-22-2007

First: I do not recommend ordering plants from a mail order catalog. Some of the plants survived, but not the roses. I purchased 4 small container roses (2 red, 1 orange and 1 yellow) to plant in their place. I couldn't tell if two were completely dead, so I planted them in an inconspicuous location in the backyard to see if they will do anything. The hummingbird vines I ordered seem to be taking root as well as the two small clematis.

We went to a local store called Earth Products last weekend and bought enough stone to put around the mailbox garden. The black plastic liner just wasn't doing it for me. The stone was actually more affordable than I had imagined. We paid about $20 for enough to go around the mailbox. It was 8 cents per lb. If we had gone with the stone found at a home improvement store, it would have run us significantly more. We also bought a trellis for that area; I've planted 2 Bougainvillea plants, 2 Confederate Jasmine Plants and 2 Hummingbird Vines in the mailbox area to trail up the trellis.