Oh boy did I ever get in on a sale this morning. Whew. My favorite local nursery is running a one day sale, and all their shrubs are $10. They had great big lilacs, Itoh peonies, hinoki cypress, winter hardy camellias and azaleas, yews, hydrangea, viburnum, bamboo, beautyberry, osmanthus, and ROSES! I only bought 1 rose--a 6' tall Improved Blaze. I even found a 'Golden Tiara' clematis for $3, and a 'My Angel' clem for $3.
It's supposed to cool off to middle 90s later this week, so possibly I can start planting.