BIG DOINGS around here this morning. I had a large doublefile viburnum (viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Shasta’) delivered and planted by Spielberg, a nursery in Amagansett. That’s right. Two nice guys came and dug a hole and positioned this gorgeous red-purple shrub in all its fall glory, then made the little moat around it to hold water, while I stood and watched, not straining my back in the least. It was wonderful.
View out my kitchen window at 10AM:
View out my kitchen window at noon:
I followed them with handfuls of milorganite, a fertilizer said to deter deer, and then whipped up a batch of homemade deer repellent, adapted from this website.
Then they planted two other, smaller shrubs I’d ordered: an abelia ‘Little Richard’ and a boxwood ‘Winter Gem,’ evergreens that are sure to cheer me up each time I enter the driveway this winter.
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Gorgeous! I have always wanted a doublefile viburnum, what a great view you are going to have from your window. I love the before and after!
That even made me feel good!
Hooray!!!!!
Winter Gem boxwood is beautiful. You’ve inspired me to plant some to offset the gray of winter. Really like your blog lot.
Welcome, Kathleen. Glad you found me. Yes, the boxwood makes me very happy!