The soil here is clay however I have lived here many years and through the use of my compost and mulch the flower beds are fairly good. The yard was in full sun however over the years the trees are shading more and more of the yard requiring me to change some areas to shade plants.
Plantings
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Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
Sown on 31 Jul 05 It was given to me as a birthday present in a f...
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Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia
Sown on 14 May 05 There are three Crape Myrtles in this planting ...
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Chinese Fringe
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Sown in 2004 It is planted under trees near the street where...
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Lantana
Lantana
Sown on 14 May 02 It was in the back yard but moved to the front ...
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Lantana
Lantana
Sown on 13 May 02 This plant lives out by the street It also was...
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Salmon Colored Rose
Rosa
Sown in 1999 It has been moved several times and doesn't see...
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Echinacea
Echinacea
Sown on 14 May 97 This was originally planted in a bed next to th...
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Mock Almond
Prunus glandulosa
Sown in 1966 A couple cuttings of this were given to me abou...
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Paper White Narcissus
Narcissus
I've had these bulbs since the 1960s. They've...
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peony
Paeonia lactiflora
This peony has been planted here a number of ye...
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Red Roses
Rosa
This rose has been trained to follow the rails...
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Iris
Iris
This iris hasn't been doing very well the last ...
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Azalea
Rhododendron
This Azalea was planted maybe forty years ago. ...
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