Fall's New Beginnings!

Fall is my MOST favorite season . . .
crisp temps and amazing colors.  AND I love the physical work 
involved in putting my yard and flowerbeds to bed for the winter . . .

which I began 2 weeks ago.

 
 
Project #1  . . .  my iris bed . . .

BEFORE

 

AFTER
This bed is now home for my new Tall Bearded Iris Collection. 
The tall bearded iris will bloom late spring to early summer and
re-bloom midsummer to frost!  Mature Height:  24-40"

Project #2 . . .

 

  BEFORE

Daffodils never really bloomed, as were too deep.  I put
off transplanting them as I did not want to disturb the sedum . . .

or the bed in general.  Cranberry bush was dying a slow death
the past couple of years, so  . . .
decided this was the year to disturb this bed!

 

 

 AFTER

I replanted a few daffodils at the rounded end of this bed.

In the middle, I replanted 100 tulips. 
After the daffodils and tulips bloom, I will plant annuals.

 

 

 

 Project #3 . . . mail box . . .

 

BEFORE



We put in a new mail box this spring and moved it toward
the drive.  The creeping phlox, beautiful for many years,

 "bit the dust" during this year's drought.
There was also a large clump of daffodils that needed attention.

 

WORK IN PROGRESS . . .

my husband, Ken, and our gardening buddy,
Sir Oliver.

 

 

 AFTER
I replanted some of the daffodils around the mailbox post.  I'm thinking
about taking the red rooster grass from the pot
on my front porch and planting it to the right side of this bed.
This bed will be home to annuals . . . I think :-)

Project #4 . . .

BEFORE
A couple of years ago, we extended the front edge of this bed
into the front yard.  Needing to dig up a couple of patches of
tulips and a patch of daffodils this fall was
motivation to finally get the sod dug out!!!

AFTER

This bed is the new home of the iris in the first picture,

along with tulips and daffodils.


For the past 35 years, I have purchased all of
my flower bulbs exclusively from Brecks, along with my new tall bearded iris.
My other iris were given to me by a friend. 

This fall . . .1/3 of my iris, tulips, and daffodils have found a new home
in my daughter's yard . . . another 1/3 in my daughter-in-law's yard!
 

New mulch will be added next spring to all my flowerbeds.