Planting sun perennials today

The clay soil in our front patio bed clay soil was removed and replaced this week. All we needed to do was buy mushroom compost and some more sun perennials. So after we loaded up the uncompostable yard waste John and I headed out to Evans and Burger Farms. We ended up making 2 trips as we bought 8 bags of mushroom compost, 9 bags of pine fine mulch and:

1. 3 tomato plants
2. 9 Salvia Sensation Rose
3. 3 Echinacea Pink Double Delight
4. 5 'Alaska' Shasta Daisy

Burger Farms & Garden Center entrance.

The tomato props we bought. On our 2nd trip we found these tomato props which we like a whole lot more than the bamboo ones we bought on the 1st trip. Particularly like that these wrought iron ones finials match our fence finials.

The final product planted. We were too tired and hungry to spread the pine mulch today so we plan to do that tomorrow.

In March I had purchased 6 Dinnerplate Dahlia's and 6 Peonies.

We planted the Dahlia's in and around the blue pots.

The Peonies.

These may take a couple of years to bloom but are supposed to be relatively easy care.

The Echinacea (or Coneflower) were a little pricey but they are doubles and have long lasting pom-pom like flowers.

Finally we bought these tall (approx 36")Shasta Daisy which we planted against the house.

View from the 2nd floor bedroom.

Update: Sunday morning May 29, 2010

I got up early this morning to mulch thr front perennial bed, do 2 loads of laundry, update this blog and now I'm going to walk to Krohn to input yesterday's sales #'s. The Gift shop has beat India (last year's Butterfly Show) and a good chance of exceeding China (2 years ago)! Plans for the rest of the day include: church, then off to Rahn's for windowbox flowers (the bulbs I planted last fall were a complete failure) and then a Memoiral party this afternoon. My cousin Barb (who moved to Cincinnati, got an invitation (from a patient) to a big party @ Highland Towers and the hostess told her she could bring us too.