Finally getting a new garden (and house!)

I’m also growing some Japanese maples from seed, and this is my first attempt at doing it. These are from seeds off my red Japanese maple in front of my house. I had to put them in the fridge for a few months to “stratify” and then plant them. I have nine of these babies…

My Forsythia bush just began blooming in the past two days. I’ll have to take a photo and then post it here. The daffodils in front are starting to open up now. Lots of buds are swelling on the trees, too. I pruned a few more roses in back today, but I need to finish…

Yesterday, I pruned my nectarine tree, the three butterfly bushes, and did some tinkering with the apple and cherry trees. The butterfly bushes (buddleia or sometimes called buddleja) are easy — you just chop ’em down to about 12″ high. They’re just a clump of old stubs now. But soon, new stalks will rise from…

I haven’t gotten any answers on GardenWeb yet, and I did a quick search on clematis and tree roots I found this statement below. Note what it says about tree roots (bolded): Clematis have a reputation for being difficult to grow, however, like any other plant, if their needs can be met by the site…