Dry summer

It's been a dry summer. Just trying to keep things alive. Wax Myrtle and Escalonia seem happy without much water.

Wax Myrtle

Seem to be doing pretty well. New growth is showing.

I saw some old ones around town and they have pretty bark.

Rock City

Four yards of 1.5" river rock delivered today.

My son and I finished the creek bed.

And had enough left over to fill the ditch by the curb.

Updated Plan

I made some changes to the plan to reflect what is actually happening.

The creek bed became shorter and has a tributary from the front yard. Behind the garage, I planted a bunch of Myrtlewood since I had free saplings and really love the species. Eventually they'll get too big and need to be thinned but they grow slow and are beautiful. Along the creek bed, I planted a bunch of ornamental grasses. I tried several different species and will have to see what I like best since I've never used them before. I moved the evergreen huckleberry along the driveway after I found a volunteer of the same and also to give them more shade.  I'm thinking about a planting bed behind the house. Might try some nasturium, strawberry tree, and hebe shrubs.  I'm going to bring in 4 cubic yards of 1.5" river rock for the creek bed and for the front curb and ditch.  Then I can plunk down rosemary and grasses unless I think of something better.

Evergreen huckleberry hedge

I added 3 more Evergreen huckleberry to the volunteer already there and plenty of Salal behind that. Both seem to like growing under the shore pine.

Creek Bed - decoration

I added some boulders, drift wood, and ornamental grasses.

Also, Found a place that sells river rocks - Knife River Materials at 60688, Highway 101, Coos Bay, OR

Garden Paths

Made a path in the front yard and another in the back yard with a bridge.