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Finishing the Entry Garden

Finishing the Entry Garden

May 30, 2025 Amy Martin

The Eastwood Diggers (our name for this go round) convened to finish prepping and planting the Peavy half of the entry garden. A big task! Lots of rosinweed roots to dig out — a lovely, overambitious native plant that took over the garden during its two years of neglect. Out of the ground and into a bin for replanting in the greenbelt the roots went.

Pot after pot of plants, from four inches to four gallons, magically emerged from Sharon’s small vehicle like some kind of verdant clown car. She and Francis brainstormed plant placement, then with help from me, we started digging holes. In the case of the big hibiscus bushes, quite large ones!

It’s a beautiful design, with a stairstepping of plants from tall in the back to short in the front, selected for a spectrum of blooming periods. The first summer will be crucial, but over time they will naturalize and fill in beautifully. Then they all got watered in and mulched. Ta da!

The Eastwood Diggers dig in.
Sharon edges the water main box so the grass doesn’t overtake it.
Sharon and Francis brainstorm placement.
Planted plants! You won’t believe how gorgeous these hibiscus in the back will be. The Gregg’s salvia in front of them is known for attracting hummingbirds.
Let the mulching begin! Fire ants installed themselves in the mulch pile. Many bites were endured.
All finished — the Creekmere side with its giant Turk’s cap patch.
All finished — the sign corner. Know any stone masons? Its cracks need fixing.
All finished — the Peavy side, part 1.
All finished — the Peavy side, part 2. The big patch in the center is lantana, favored by butterflies.


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