Front Flowerbed Work

Before: Front-right bed

I moved this hosta to the middle of this bed in the spring, to alleviate the crowding right there. Little did I know there were still a few shoots left and they grew into their own little plant.

So today I moved it (again!) to fill in a bare patch around the tree out front.

There's another hosta behind the euonymous bush that I also moved next to the tree.

Front-right bed

The hosta in the middle on the left is the parent plant of the one above.

Hydrangea in back looking lush.

Front bed, driveway side

I would like to move that hosta on the front right and add something else for a little variety in textures.

Between the hydrangea and the back-right hosta is a dwarf astilbe. You can't see it very well, and it is probably too small to be in the back. My only hestitation at moving it is the one in the other front bed tripled in size this year, and I'm hoping maybe this one will too if I give it more time.

Hostas around the tree.

I've just had annuals planted here in the past and they've never done very well, leaving lots of room for weeds after the spring bulbs die back. I'm hoping the hostas will be maintenance-free and content to fill in the space.

Still need to work on the other half of this bed--it's full of weeds (surprise, surprise!) and needs maybe a groundcover or something for summer/fall coverage.

Front bed with hostas gone.

I put the little mum there that was next to the tree. It was finally perking up and I hated to just compost it before its time. It will be easy enough to pull out come winter.