The Scented Garden

Japanese Maple in the process of Pruning

Yikes, this maple looks like my son’s haircut.  Both are jobs I probably  should have left to the pros.  I’m still kind of working on this, but it is hard when you have let a tree go too long between prunings.  I also probably should have done this in winter before it started to leaf out. I’m still working on this, but I think I will review that pruning information in my binder again before I head back out there with the saw.

On a happier note, I found a lovely Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia) to replace the cape mallow that my kids helped me take out.  It was labeled as “frosted pink” so it will be interesting to see how it looks when it flowers.  I’m excited to add one more lovely scent to the garden.

On the same trip to Golden Nursery, I managed to pick up a Clematis Armandii.  This is the ever-green clematis that is supposed to have a great fragrance.  Of course I have no where to put my new little plant.  We are planning an arbor to go over the front door, so I put the clematis close to where the posts will go (replacing the existing structure) and I hope to get the arbor done before it takes off.  I also added some sweet alyssum to the wheelbarrow by the front door to add an alternative fragrance to the sweet scent of the carnations.  I found the wheelbarrow under the garage when we first moved in and loved its character, so I filled it full of flowers and parked it by the front door.