One new corner....one new project :)

4/16/11
Started a new project ....yeah again :)
Imagined my backyard a certain way and set out 'really small' in getting there. Its probably a eye sore now but hopefully in a few months, it will be the start of my backyard Oasis :)
The site I attacked today is the corner of my backyard.First covered the area with lots of newspapers which will hopefull take care of the weeds.The area has a little slope, so will raise it with some topsoil and compost. I had put some Shasta Daisy there earlier which seems to have established. Found a nice plant (trying to find the name of this one) growing among the 'Lily of the Valley' in the backyard, which I brought and put in a contianer. This covers a part of the corner. Very excited yet again to explore the possibilities. Stay tuned for updates :)

4/18/11
Figured out from my GardenStew freinds that the mystery plant I found in the backyard is actually a FoxGlove. Wondering what color the flowers will be.

8/13/11
Adding picture of Foxglove. Not anything else to add - the caladium were barely there. So tiny and unimpressive.

Narcissus blooming...

I bought 50 Narcissus bulbs early this year and planted them all over the front and back yard. They all came up nice and strong and starting to bloom now - they sure do look pretty!

Happy day...4/9/11

Happy because I got 3 new kinds of plants today - 1 pink crysenthemum, 3 fuchsia and 2 geraniums. These will be a part of my container garden.

A mysetry plant that I got from Idylwood Park has new leaves..YAY!!

The Kinnickinnick has two little pink flowers and is finally in the garden from the pot it came in - from office :-)

I also planted 18 Asiatic lilies in the front and back yard today. Cant wait for the blooms.

I propagated a little Day Lily off set from the front yard and put it in the side yard. I plan to gradually have a day lily bed in the side yard. I dont think the Day Lily will bloom in the side yard this year - it is too small. But hope it grows strong for next season :)

Oh yeah - the white Tulips in the container bloomed. They look so beautiful. The pink buds are showing too. Happy, happy :)

8/13/11
Only the Geraniums bloomed from the Fred Meyer lot. These are the so amazing. Have plans to winterise these and bring more next year.

The mystery plant is still a mystery - does'nt look like it will bloom.It has gotten bigger with more leaves. Will let it occupy some place in the garden.
The daylily did'nt bloom this year. But it didnt die - so hoping for blooms next year.
The Asiatic lilies came up. One of them have buds. Hoping we will see a little color on it soon.

Tuberose in a container

3/27/11
Planted 5 of the 15 tuberose bulbs that I got on Valentines day in the pot. Tuberose is one of my favorite flowers, absolutely love the fragrance. Always reminds me of home in India. I hope they do well.

4/6/2011
Added a Hyacinth as a filler in the pot with the tuberose bulbs. Since the hyacinth and tuberose have different blooming times, I am hoping to get some color in the container for a long time.

6/12/11
TuberRose in the container was a 'no-show'. While the ones I planted in my front yard has given out leaves, the tuber rose bulbs in the container didnt do anything even though they were planted over a month before the ones in the ground. I now removed the bulbs from the container and planted them in the front yard along with the others.

8/13/11
No Tuberrose flowers this year. Almost all the plants came up so hoping they will bloom next year.