Graham Blandy - Not so Bland ...

Ian brought the Graham Blandy shrubs safely back from Laurel Springs, and I think the trip was well worth it. We cultivated the bed and enriched it with manure, peat and top soil and finally got the shrubs planted. Lining them up was a real chore. They are currently around 6 feet tall and will grow to be 10-12 feet tall at the rate of 1 foot per year. They won't get much wider though. I think they're the perfect shrub for the job, and they're also quite unique, as I have not seen anything like them around here. The picture isn't so great, because it was taken with a camera phone and there are some pretty hard shadows obstructing the view.

The Knockout Roses are shipping this week, so the fun in the front yard is almost over ... thank goodness.

We're not sure what to do about the hose in the right flower bed. It's really an eye sore.

The Road to Laurel Springs

I love those old "The Road to ..." movies with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour (whose name I can never remember). I always hope Bob Hope will get the girl in the end, but Bing always wins, well except for the one time when Bob Hope hypnotized Dorothy Lamour and kind of won her. Oh, well ... I guess Bing had the charisma back in those days, goofy ears and all.

So anyway, Ian is on "The Road to Laurel Springs" today to get us 3 Graham Blandy shrubs. It's a 3-1/2 hour drive each way, so I hope the shrubs work out well. We paid $75 each for them which seems to be a good price considering the cost of other mature shrubs we have seen for sale in this area. I am excited to get them planted this weekend so our house doesn't look so barren any more!