A lot has happened in the front garden beds this year. Several of the new plants went in various places, and I moved some things and split a couple of plants.
This is the west section, the one that is more established. I tried to get a picture from a little different angle to show all of it that's behind the rose bush better.
There are 8 different Heucheras in there (7 of them healthy- I really should just give up on the other one- it's still 2" high after 30 years), 6 or 7 different Hostas, 3 different Brunnera, and a few other things, but those are the primary last-all-season foliage colors.
That was a top down view. The little walkway I added last year is right at the bottom of the picture, so here's a different angle to show what's between the walkway and the house, which is 'Krossa Regal' Hosta, and the Japanese fern which the woodchuck ate last year, but it recovered completely.
I need to reduce the size of the patches of the two rather blah and small hosta. They are nice fillers, but now they have filled too much.
Now for the east end, beyond the white birch tree. This is the part I've worked on quite a lot this year. I'll give you the plant IDs, so that will help me remember what's supposed to be where too.
Starting at the lower left and going up along that board edging, we have a 'Jack Frost' Brunnera, 'Season's King' Heuchera, 'Wiggles and Squiggles' Hosta, a small 'Caramel' Heuchera that I just split off today (we'll see if I got enough roots for it to survive), and behind that the piece of Japanese fern that I put there last year which is doing fine, but it's a little small yet.
The brighter pink Heuchera is 'Carnival Cinnamon Stick' with the 'Forbidden Fruit' Hosta behind it, and the feathery Astilbe behind that. Not sure if that will be pink or white. Maybe I'll get those labeled this year.
Next to the Astilbe is the new 'Midnight Rose' Heuchera, and going along the walkway is another small Astilbe.
Come back to center front and there is the new 'Smoke and Mirrors' Heuchera. Just above that are 3 blue hostas from Ester (unknown variety- 2 medium size and one tiny). In the middle of those is a 'Wiggles and Squiggles' I split off last week. It seems to be holding its own. And in the front with two-tone green leaves is one I just brought back from Ester. We can't seem to find the variety. The one the plant apps want it to be she says she never had.
There are some lilies shooting up and the 'Francie' Hosta in the back.
Front flower bed casualties: I've already mentioned the Icelandic Poppies. Also, sadly, the 'Winky' Columbine did not come back. I thought it was going to be ok because it had survived one winter. And I also had tried another 'Blue Clips' Campanula. Not even a hint of it. I think this is my fourth try with that one, all in different places. I think I'll quit wanting that onw. Just at the very bottom right corner of the picture you can see part of the 'Mouse Ears' Hosta. I moved it again because it seems to really want no sun at all or it gets burned. Right now it looks good, but it's so tiny it will have to have both shade and be in a visible spot. And, inexplicably, the 'Vulcan' Hosta hasn't come back this year.
I did a minimal amount of work today. My body said that after three days of intense activity it wanted a rest.
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