@Pacnorwest thanks for the info, i do have a bit of trouble with brambles and i haven't come up with a solution, only cut them back like you, it should weaken it.
Pac—great blue-purple plants. So lovely. Those Friesian horses are indeed lovely creatures. You can see them in july with what we call Ringsteken competitions. I loved your language up above. Chuckle.
Thanks Sjoerd both shrubs are east peasy not a hassle like many other shrubs in my garden. Freisian horses in the ring we have similar completions here in summers. My fav is riding the horse in a running walk - very fast gate- while holding a glass of Champaign for 4 minutes . The glass holding the most Champaign wins the race. That was originally from the Netherlands summer ring races.
Sump blooms Postage stamp front yard with small hostas blooming day lily native Shasta daisies and hosta blooms Miniature hostas blooming (bitsy gold and blue mouse ears) asiatic lily
Just a few. Weather + siding contractor + getting the old place ready for sale are not helping with keeping my garden tidy! But I guess it's my own doing, so I won't complain. The second of the over-wintered mini-dahlias to bloom The first of the dwarf dahlias, grown from seeds, to bloom. If I knew they would bloom so small (which is what I hoped for) I might have kept them in containers! The David Austin roses I bought in February. Mixed container plants. Most of the container plants are in a sheltered spot, until, the house siding is completed. A lot are mini roses I'm playing with. And big dahlias not blooming yet.
