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September 30, 2006
Benia and I went shopping today at The Natural Garden. Fall is a great time to shop because they discount their natives by 20%. (They may discount other stuff as well, but I don't know since I never buy it.)
So we ended up with the following, mostly because it was what they had in stock.
- 2 American plum (Prunus americana)
- 1 American Filbert/Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
- 2 New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Native Suburbia is not very big, so this was all we had room for. It will be interesting to see how the plum gets along with the river birch (Betula nigra) that I planted it next to. I have read that that plum can be aggressive, so maybe the large birch can deter its spread.
The New Jersey tea is actually going in the back yard next to the house. I wanted to fill a space left when I took out a big amur maple a few weeks ago.
In addition to shrubs I also bought another 60 plants to fill in around the new shrubs in the front yard. Since we smothered the grass in June, the front has been completely barren all summer.
I will be doing more planting over the next few days. It will take a little longer than usual because my planting partner, Benia, is injured from a recent car accident. The whiplash she suffered in the collision from the rear has really put her out of commission. We hope to have her back digging in the dirt as soon as she feels better.