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The iris have been transplanted (as well as divided) to the front yard...
and the raspberries have been planted in the iris' former bed.
I have four plants too many, but will keep them around a while in case I need to replace any of these. I will be putting in a support system within the next few days. Free with bamboo I have, or $14 for t-posts I have to buy? Probably the free, at least for the time being. I already bought peat and steer manure to amend the bed. Plus I dug in some soil sulfur to help the acidity.
There are five Hidcote lavender (small and dark purple) planted under the front window. (The damaged siding was sanded and sealed by the painting company, I primed it, and it just needs to be painted.)
Naturally, the yard yielded more than enough rocks to line the bed! The neighbor (on the other side of the "fence" with the iris) remembers how the former owner of my house would bring home loads of rocks from vacations several years running! (Not recommended, and probably illegal on public land.) That does account for the overabundance of rocks! I have a garden cart full left over, as well as a pile of flat stones still in front that I hope to add to the current stepping stone path used as a shortcut to the mailbox.
