On my weekly browse, stopped up to Lowe's to check out their selection. They are STUFFED with plants this first week of May! And rightly so, my wife gave me a $25 spending limit to avoid going absolutely crazy. This in mind, I decided to pick up my first Forever & Ever hydrangea, a Red Sensation. These are everblooming, hardy, and can grow to 4' high x 3' wide, which will be best located in the northeast corner of the property. This knocked out the first 16 bucks for a 1gal pot. Then I got a 2' tall bleeding heart plant for $3 on clearance, and a gaura for $4.

Later that night, we made our weekly run to Wal-Mart for groceries, and in doing so we picked up 2 different kinds of gallon dianthus, magenta and red. Then we sprung for a trio of hanging baskets for eve that overhangs the garage doors out front.