Lots of planting in my future

Holy Cow - have I ordered a lot to plant in the spring! I am always so overzealous when it comes to ordering stuff – I think I have an online ordering addiction. I have 42, yup forty two, plants coming in the spring to plant!!!! I am going to be a busy little bee for sure. To add to my butterfly/hummingbird extravaganza in the back I added both white and pink dragonflowers, Nora and Christa Barlow Columbine, sedum emperor’s wave, more coneflowers, pentesemon, some salvia and oh how I hope it grows edelweiss! Someone please stop the catalogues from coming – they are without a doubt my downfall!
Today I just order my bags of corn gluten to keep on top of that nasty weed grown on the lawn. Four 20lb bags from Garden’s Alive will do the trick I am sure.
I am interested in this new zyosia grass plug craze that seems to be inserted into every catalogue and magazine lately. It seems to good to be true. I am going to look into it and most likely try it out – hopefully with good results to report!

Spring planning continued

So now that I have gone through all of my gardening catalogues I have ordered a number of perennials to add around the yard and have made the decision to make the back portion of my yard a butterfly/hummingbird friendly area. I am going for annuals and perennials that will attract both of them as well as some beneficial insects to assist with the rest of the yard. Typically I have laid out the section of my yard in the same color scheme, just adding foliage and texture for interest but the backyard is going to be a cacophony of colors and species.
Already established back there is a butterfly bush and some black eyed susans but I am adding in some coneflowers – green envy which is a stunning green species that fades to crimson in the interior as well as a “grab bag” of other colors. I also added in dragon flower. Everything I have thus far is at its lowest height 18” so I definitely need some friendly lower growing plants so that it doesn’t look so top heavy.
I am really interested in buying the seed kit that is stated to attract butterfly and hummingbirds, but as seeds I have no idea what they are or what size they will become, so the whole area could become one big mess if I am not careful.
I planted an astantia mix in a separate area of the yard just because I thought they were very interesting looking and found out later that they are butterfly magents so I have been looking at the “Moulin Rouge” version which is BEAUTIFUL! Being the penny pincher gardener that I am I have earmarked all the catalogues that offer it and am now just comparing prices to get the best deal.
My last news to note here is that I have joined the National Home Gardening Club as a member and am receiving a new pair of pruners for my efforts. If you are interested in becoming a member please visit gardeningclub.com to join!
My indoor seed in my newly receive electric greenhouse will be planted shortly so stay tuned for the results!