I spent the day dodging rain showers and digging up the remains of perennials that did not survive. Perhaps the long Winter, last years lack of rain, disease?
This Butterfly Bush will not bloom in front of Rabbit Run Cottage this Summer to attract Swallowtails….
I think a visit to the garden center just over in the next little town is in order. I have some spots opened up in the garden.
What a great opportunity!
down to earth digs 
Love your positive attitude regarding the butterfly bush.
Yes, much was lost this year, but a good time for some changes around here!
Loss or opportunity depends on what was lost 🙂 I had some hops that I planted last year that did not come up this year, sadly.. The hops that I planted 2 years ago are like wild horses. But I do agree that sometimes it is a great opportunity to try something new!
Yes, I did find myself getting a bit upset by the losses yesterday, but then decided it was a good time to clean up, clear out and do some changing in the beds.
Sorry you lost some hops 😦
I have lots of starter perennials in the greenhouse, and now I have open spots for them!
It’s an ever changing landscape isn’t it? Good to think of it as opportunity to get something new!
My tastes are changing too…what I want to plant and tend in the garden!
I thought I had lost my butterfly bush, too. But today I looked at it and there are leaves coming out. I would say don’t give up yet, because you live north of me, but you might have already pulled it.
The roots just rotted right in the ground! I have never quite seen anything like it?
Wow!
Gardens are never really finished…if they are then they’re not ‘gardens,’ they’re ‘displays’…
Find something fun!
Very true! I have so much “unfinished”!
I can’t wait to hear what came home with you! 🙂 I’m sorry the butterfly bush didn’t make it, though!
So far some day lilies! Can’t believe how many things have been lost! Even my Russian Sage bush seems to be “toast”! Seriously how can that die! Fellow gardeners around here seem to think the lack of rain last year is the culprit. Even though I watered, watered and watered it is very hard to replace rain.
I hear you. So many things didn’t survive. Pretty sure my butterfly bush is history too.