Backyard Project - Part 2

After planning it during the winter months, it was finally time to begin construction. I changed the shape of the existing flower bed, enlarging it a little bit, than tilled the soil, slapped on 600 Litres of new soil and planted the few things that I've bought. You can't really see what I planted in the video, but most of it was roots or bulbs anyways. Now as I make visits to the local nurseries in the next few weeks I'll be able to just plop them into the ground as I get them.

I made another time-lapse video during the 3.225 hours I was working on it, taking a photo every 15 seconds and playing it back at 30 fps.


Here's my final plant list, the price I got for a particular sized pot and where I bought it. Other than the plants the only other thing I bought was Scott's soil at Home Depot for $2.99/30L bag (20 bags). I went just slightly over my $200 budget, not bad at all for a complete makeover!

* Mme. Lemoine Lilac - $20.99/2G at Terra (30% off)
* 'Munstead' English Lavender - 2 x $3.49/0.473L at Terra
* Hosta Tokudama Flavocircinalis - $14.99/four roots at Costco
* Gladiolas - about 14 bulbs inherited from my great aunt :)
* Creeping Chamomile - $3.99/0.473L at Sheridan Nurseries
* 'Blue Fortune' Anise-Hyssop - $8.99/1G at Agram
* Blue False Indigo - $8.99/1G at Agram
* 'Sunfire' Coreopsis - $4.49/0.5L at Home Depot
* 'Heavenly Habit' Jacob's Ladder - $1.99/0.4L at Home Depot
* White Dwarf Rhododendron - $9.99/1G at Evergreen Acres Nursery
* Burgundy Loosestrife - $9.99/1G at Jade Gardens
* White Rugosa Rose - $19.99/2G at Jade Gardens
* Chives - two clumps from my aunt's garden :)
* White Bearded Iris - transplanted from my front yard
* 'Dark Night' Bluebeard - $6.99/1.0L at Agram
* 'Firecracker' Fringed Loosestrife - $4.99/1.0L at Loblaws (20% off)
* 'Jethro Tull' Hybrid Coreopsis - $4.99/1.0L at Loblaws (20% off)
* Gooseneck Loosestrife - $9.99/1G at Sheridan Nurseries