Can't believe it, but over an entire growing season, I was not able to get all plants from my old garden to new. It didn't help of course that I work full time and commuted an hour each way. It also didn't help that the soil in the new place was almost all sand - a soil analysis showed only 2% organics - and large amounts of compost had to be hauled and tilled in before any planting could be done. Then I started digging, hauling, planting. Over and over until late June when the plants started to die rather than transplant. They didn't appreciate having their roots molested in the heat and dryness of summer. And yes it was dry. We went months without rain which was unusual for Michigan.
When I couldn't plant, I spent every available moment fighting the weeds which had gotten away from me while I was trying to move, and mulching. In September, I resumed moving but ran out of weather before plants! Luckily my nephew bought our old home so I can go back to get my daylily seedlings and a few plants in the main garden which are still there.
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I love the flower beds in your pictures. The lilies are so pretty.
When you think about how long it takes us to put our flower beds together, tearing it apart in a season and putting it back is quite a task.
Lona
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