Ordered some Dahlia's from Vesey's. Grabbed the Bishop Canterbury Dahlia and the Blue Streak Dahlia. Bishop to the left and Blue Streak below. Also bought some Lilac Time Phlox for the birchtree garden. I'm starting to wonder if stuff will ever grow there! if the Lilac Time phlox grows, that will be some beauty stuff over there. (Pictured at the bottom) Also today: We put 30 25-L bags of topsoil on the front lawn and then overseeded it with Sun and Shade lawn mix. Also planted some Wave petunias in the front garden. Also of some note: The Zinnia seeds planted last week already have shoots. I think the Asters are coming up, too. Popped in some Bells of Ireland seeds in the front and curbside gardens.
Well, just about everything here was a bust. The Bishop Canterbury was planted in the front walk garden and while there was plenty of foliage, I was lucky if I got more than one bloom going at a time. Meanwhile, the blue streak dahlias did nothing at all where they were planted. They produced a foot or so of foliage but not even a bud. The phlox was was even worse, it never even poked its head out of the ground. Am digging up what I can find to winter and will find new spots for it next year.
Perhaps the curbside garden?