You know it's gonna be a good post when I start with a sigh... I had to do an emergency evacutation of my little side garden last night. After the dogs broke through my little trellis barrier and managed to stomp 1/2 of the plants to death in my little "secret garden" I decided I was not going to sacrifice another plant to the dogs tap dancing routine. So at 8:00pm I set forth clearing up the front flower bed and getting everybody moved over to the new location. It only took me about an hour when all was said and done, so I'm praying everyone survives the transplant. I'm pretty sure one of my Bleeding Hearts is toast... it was completely smashed flat and the stalks are broken down at the ground level. :( When I transplanted it I packed in the dirt to hold the stalks upright... we'll see if that actually does anything. Here's the after shot from today - after the plants got a good soak last night via the hose and also some rain overnight/this morning.
You can really see how the Fox Glove on the far left has basically had all the blooms plucked clear off. And the hosta in front of it has been pretty trampled into nothingness, but they are hearty little guys, so I'm hopeful it will come back. I had to pitch one of my Columbines tho. Makes me sad. :( It was in full bloom and beautiful too.
Ah well.
If you need some more bleeding heart, let me know. My mom may have some to share, and it's hearty! She loves sharing plants :)
ReplyDeleteWay to save the garden, too! It looks great xoxo
I'm glad to hear they are hearty! Maybe it won't be toast after all!
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