[HairOfTheDog]

(Posted also in the HH)

I committed a pre-emptive cutback on my petunias.... they have been so gorgeous, but have been getting really leggy and needed cut back so they can start over. When I have waited before till they got ugly to cut them back, they've just petered out and not had much to offer later. Hoping they'll be better off this way. Do you guys do this to get a second boost out of annuals in late summer?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I had problems with petunias last year doing that. Getting to leggy. I didn't cut them back, just pulled them up:) and started over with something else. That's kind of what I am doing now. my impatients was getting to over grown, I didn't like it. I am figureing out that annuals are better just one or two of any one kind. Not good in mass plantings.

I've been working the last few days on clearing some of them out and putting in things like some ornametal grasses, and peace lilies:). Moved my glad blubs to along the fence here and there. That way next year I can tie them to the fence. I planted 3 hibicus bushes too, but am afraid I screwed up there too, they my get to big where I have them. Going to leave them for now, but may move them next spring. Here's the new stuff, Peace lily in the center of the wall, and the 3 hibiscus behind the rocks:

Here is a look at that side as a whole:

Other side where I still have a lot of impatients:

From the outside of the fence:

I like the periwinkles along the sidewalk, but they were suppose to be the white ones. I looked at the tag wrong when I bought them, they didn't have a flower yet. I actually had more impatients on the side I pulled it up on. It looks alot better now, I think.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I forgot to add, your petunias are sure pretty:) I think white flowers mixed in really makes the colors stand out. That was why I wanted white periwinkles.

Becky