This whole summer has been about the 5th Dynamic for me. I put in another Grape vine and moved the original one to a place that the deer can't get to, added a Trumpet Vine to the fence row as well as a Rose of Sharon and some funky little evergreen. Moved the little Locust to a more logical place. 2 Rose bushes went in: one to the front terrace, the other by the driveway. Found a deer-proof place to dig in a couple of Tomatoes also near the driveway. Put some Maximillian Daisies, some gorgeous Salvia bushes, some Cosmos and moved a Blue Mist Spirea all along the driveway, too. A Sand Cherry went back by the fence where the free moss rock ended up. Moved the Vinca and Sweet Woodruff under the Elm where the patio went in. Started some Bamboo from a broken piece and I think the Rose of Sharon branch is rooting. Creeping Jenny went in along the west side of the house where the new walkway is going in. Put some more Echinacea in the front and started some from seed. Also started some Chocolate Flower and hope it will last till next year. Jacob's Ladder, Rudbekia, Coreopsis, Zinnias and a few Marigolds went in by the solar fountain. Oh, and the Portulaca! Beautiful color this year!. Added a couple of tiny evergreen bushes of some sort to the front walk but I'm not sure what if they will make it.
I took down the Hummingbird feeder this year - or maybe the wind blew it down - but who could tell? The Hummingbirds have been all over my Honeysuckle and red 4 O'Clocks which are growing in crazy masses. A Downy Woodpecker made it to my bird bath this year and the little Goldfinches stuck around in spite of no feeder for them. The Deer family keeps coming around - mostly the mom and 2 fawns but then a family of 5 appeared last week. The neighbor dogs are finding their way here - the Basset Hound and the Scottie and don't want to leave when it's time.
