Thoughts on Gardening

Lately I've been thinking really hard about putting in a shade garden on the north side of the house. I went to Lowes this evening to see if they had any rhododendrons, but all they had were azealas and mountain laurel (same family, but not exactly what I want). I want to put rhododendrons along the back and put hostas, coleus and other shade plants in front. I'm just tired of looking at ugly empty space over there. Plus with the rhododendrons being evergreens, it will look okay in the winter time too.

I've also been thinking about what I want to do in the back yard now that Brandon has installed a fence to keep the dogs off the patio. A serious container garden would look good and be easy to install, but if I actually plant things in the ground maybe they'll last longer? I don't know...and I guess that's the beautiful thing about gardening - if you try something and you don't like it, then try something different!