Sorting through hand written notes, I found this To Do List that I put together last winter. Interesting to see which tasks I actually got done, and a little depressing to see how many I didn't. Oh well, there is always next season :-)
No - Plant masses of hyacinth hispanica 'Excelsior' bordering new woodland trail
Yes - Plant galanthus cultivars collection on fern bank (just a few, five bulbs of five different cultivars, but it is a start)
Yes, but No - Plant masses of japanese iris, lotus, and water lilies at pond edge (planted 105 bare root japanese iris, five different cultivars 21 each, but none put up any growth)
No - New creek garden
No - New poppy bed
No - Shape boxwood
No - Plant shade tolerant climbing roses
No - Plant masses of crocus in front lawn
No - Reseed front lawn
No - Work on creating blooming vignettes and closer, fuller planting groupings on hillside shade garden
Yes, but No - Plant flowering ground covers between stepping stones (planted alyssum, but was only a temporary annual while I try to figure out something perennial)
Yes - Plant windows boxes fronting garage and side entry windows
No - Hypertufa troughs with mini hostas
No - New blackberry/raspberry bed
No - Build zig zag elevated path in bog area
No - Fix front porch skirt
Yes - Replace front porch decking
No - Finish flagstone veneer on front walk
Yes - Fix pond overflow stack
No - Build back patio
No - Add more stepping stones to extend path to conservatory deck steps
No - Overhead string lighting in stepping stone garden dining area
No - Solar lighting wrapped around several trees
No - Keep track of blooming dates
Things not on the list that got accomplished:
Yes - New epimedium walk
Yes - Mass plantings in driveway circle area
Yes - New iris bed around mature wiegela shrub
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