A Happy Mother's Day - beautiful one at that - but not one to be out gardening because a) it's the middle of my workweek and b) I'm all caught up on things. (Couldn't imagine going to a store, either!) I did do one thing in the morning, however. The small pink Endless Summer hydrangea I got at the end of last season doesn't seem to be taking off like it should, a.k.a. a couple small leaflets and mostly bare stems. Thinking about it more closely, this is no surprise considering it's on the west side of my house, which gets shade until after noon and then again after about 4. To jumpstart it with more light, I moved it to the east side bed in a temporary position, until I extend the bed 4-5' south of the front garage wall. This new portion of the bed, which will get between 6-10 hours of sun, features the vanilla strawberry hydrangea paniculata, a couple clumps of lilies, and a few other small perennials and annuals.

Into the evening, before leaving for work, I decided to come up with a final backyard design, which includes a shed/barn, and a sitting area. To do this accurately, I grabbed a screen capture of the aerial image of my property, blew it up, and drew in the borders.