Foundation Shade Garden

As built:

1. Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifclium) - 3 bulbs
2. Sister Theresa Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) - 1 plant
3. Mixed Hostas - 5 stumps
4. Amethyst Astilbe (Astilbe x. Arendsil) - 3 clumps
5. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) - 3 twigs
6. Mulch - 3 bags
7. Red Scallop Edging - 12?
8. Dirt

The Earth Holds Many Secrets

Here's one... a 240v electric line buried within five inches of the surface:

An immovable stake or fence post of unknown length:

This Week's Garden Project

We had a "Foundation Shade Garden" kit come from the nursery on Tuesday evening. Kind of need to get them in the ground, but there is a lot of preparation work to be done in the place where I want to put them. Here is the "before" photo:

Zach Griffith came over to help. Some of the young men in the ward are trying to earn enough money to go to summer camp, so I am offering $10/hour if they will just come over and work. One, with six hours, so far.

Baby Butterfly Blue Bloom

One of the Butterfly Blue Scablosa has a couple of flowers on it this morning.