Backyard garden plan 2010 June update

TripleQ has been working slowly but steadily to remove the lawn in the marked area.

Before the weather gets unbearably hot, I managed to salvage as many plants as I can from the triangular patch behind the house.

• Bleeding hearts have been moved to next to the compost.
• Geranium has not done well after being transplanted.
• A loner hydrangea (which came as a gift with foil wrap and ribbons and miraculously survives after being planted in the ground) is moved to the spot next to Iris. It is finally free from weeds, for a while.
• Moved 1 spirea to a pot temporarily

It has been the quintessential "survivor-the-fittest" in the triangular patch. It was so full (of weed) and lively but TripleQ is so fed up with the messiness. Being so close to the house, I have to agree that we should start with a clean slate. The current game plan is to transplant or remove all the plants in the area. Extend the gravel coverage (from under the deck). Planting will only happen within the circle made by wedge bricks. TripleQ has done an impressive job on clearing up the area. He even put in bricks to mock up the planting area. Now there are only one spirea and one boxwood on site. We'll move them when it's cooler.

More about the simple plan for the backyard:
Simple plan
Simple plan-revised
Victoria Day long weekend update