More Landscaping

The end of the school year got pretty busy, especially since it was my first time teaching the end of the school year so I haven't updated the blog in ages! In May Erik and I met my mom at the Clackamas fairgrounds for the Master Gardener plant sale. We came to look so we brought my car, but we had no idea how affordable the plants would be! We went crazy :) We bought a hardy fuchsia, a cherry tomato and regular tomato plant, and two orange bell pepper plants. We kept seeing people walking around with beautiful azaleas but we couldn't find where they were coming from. Finally I found the booth that was selling them, however, they were sold out. The nursery owner told us he would have more tomorrow. So what did Erik and I do? We drove to Canby bright and early the next morning and bought two blueberry bushes, three azaleas, a Japanese lace leaf maple, and a Japanese coral bark tree! We have enjoyed all of our plants and the neighbors have all comented on how nice our yard is looking. We even inspired our neigbor to the right of us to relandscape her front yard. We are by no means finished but the place is looking better from the outside. I am still searching for the right evergreen perenial to go in the garden bed under the window. I am considering hebes and then planting bulbs and anuals in there too...we'll see what hapens.