It is one of my favorites. I bought it at the arboretum nears us at the old place. I successfully moved it and it is a good thing.
The big one did make a good move to the new place. It never grew this big at the old place. I have it planted in a couple of different places. As I get older I think the hosta is a better solution for my gardens of the future. Low maintenance plants are good plants and I will keep dividing them and replanting them everywhere.
The Japanese iris plantings are getting to be so big. I really don't know what to do with them. I just let them grow bigger. I would use a lot of energy to dig and divide them. I like the seed pods.
The grass keeps growing up in the cottage garden. I do mulch each year but it is still something I have to battle. I like to just pull it a small section a day. I can beat it but it takes a lot of time. I see I have lavender growing in the area now too.
Another hot day for us but I can work outside in the morning. I have more roses to deadhead and I like to take off the spent blooms of the peonies to make them look better. My dad always mowed off his peonies which I really never understood it. I really like the shrub like appearance of the peonies. Everyone have a great day.
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I clipped all the peonies to look like bushes too! They are standing up nice right now.
I have to go after the rest of the iris plants and get rid of the dead tops. And I too like the Japanese iris plants. They are very hard to divide, but I think I will dig the annoying ones up from where they are this fall and stick them in another area.
I love touring your gardens. They are so beautiful.
I love your lilies and hostas, such timeless plants reappearing year after year.
Jo
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