The landscaping will take a while to complete, in part because I have a patch of Jewelweed growing there and I want to let it finish out the summer. I might move the Astilbe growing there, too. I have a lot of perennials waiting in the wings, including Carolina Lupines, Rosa arkansana and Spirea tomentosa.
The hard part will be figuring out which shrubs to put there. My number one goal is to block the view of my neighbor's house. The tall Crepe Myrtles aren't doing the job, partly because the one on the left (not flowering yet) is wimpy due to having grown in the shade of the Japanese Maple. I'm currently conflicted between planting the shrubs I have sitting in pots (Corylus americana and Cornus racemosa), even though it's not an ideal spot for them, and buying something perfect.
Short answer: the landscaping will probably take as long as it does everywhere else in my yard - forever!
