New Beginnings.......

What a lovely garden beckerl, you must be very proud of all your hard work :o)

Thank you, Tulsalady! My garden cannot compare with the extraordinary gardens that belong to GoY members, but it is a source of great enjoyment for me. Best of luck in your gardening endeavors this year!

i think thats what counts most ~ being a source of enjoyment ~ doesnt matter how it compares!!
lovely to have a pond and i see you have pierris, which i love!

Pieris is one of my favorites, too. What a shame they only bloom for such a short period of time.

is it quite hot where you live? i feel as if mine has colour for a lot of months of the year ~ i am quite happy with its new red shoots, i like them as much as the flower!

During the summer, we can have extended periods where the temperature exceeds 90 degrees. It is usually very humid, also. I am very anxious to see how this variety of pieris grows this year. It does have a beautiful red color. That is what got my attention in the garden center.

i have about 8 of them in my small garden, several different varieties, there is a lovely chocolate coloured one too.
if i could only have one shrub it would be this one.

I have never seen a chocolate colored one. Maybe this will be that one plant I'll have to find room for! ; ) Off I go to the garden center.

the new shoots are a glossy brown ~ its this one

http://www.briggsplantprop.com/2011/03/pieris-japonica-katsura-pp-15452.html

Oh, I was hoping you would send me more info. Thank you so much! I am going to try and locate it. I'll let you know if I have success. It is really beautiful.

All looking good Beckerl....I have just planted my first Pieris in my garden and am looking forward to both of them looking great next year!

Nice photos of your garden. And you've got some nice new additions.

The garden looks good Becker- we're both on a mission to sort our gardens out I'll follow your progress with interest.
Have you thought of Day Lillies?