Memorial Day weekend update, part 1

I snuck out to Garden Barn this morning and did some serious damage. Today we're tackling the side of the house. It's filled with ornamental grass that is seriously overgrown and ugly. We're digging up the entire thing and filling it (or starting to) with shade/partial shade perennials. I'll update on the specific plants we chose and their blooming predictions later this weekend.

Bought some brussels sprouts as an impulse buy. Don't know anything about how to grow them yet - just put them in the ground for now. Planted them without weed paper to see what that's like. I planted them in the empty space in our garden where we thought we would plant more arugula (but it's way too hot to do so - bad planning). 85 days until they are ready.

Butternut squash and zucchini and already showing signs of growth. That was really quick!

Something dug up/ate Sam's one hot pepper plant so I bought "Hot Portugal" pepper plants today when I picked up the brussels sprouts. Now there are 5 sweet pepper plants, 6 of these, and the one (most likely) dead hot pepper plant from the original batch. No idea what critter ate it and why they liked that one and left the others alone. 65 days until they are ready.

Also, I planted the butterfly bush given to me as a gift by my 8th grade band. It's in the back of the yard by the sunflowers.