Created the Garden Journal entries page for 2018

The garden journal and purchases of 2018

 This is the synopsis of the year 2018 for the Journal entries.  Top right is the fish taken in October.  There is a list of the fish in the purchases on the page.  There are about 2 big comet goldfish, and 2 smaller ones, 4 sarosas, 3 shubunkins and the white one.  Am not sure how many are left in the pond now.  I have seen one or two at the surface of the water recently. The top right photo, is, of course, the pond, taken in January, after the plum tree was removed.  The middle photo, on the right is the stump from the yellow plum tree.  This opens the water garden area to more light.  I am building up the sides of the pond around the stump and across the pond where I have been trying to get rid of the blue bells.  Note:  Smothering the blue bells seems to work.  Both of these pond areas have had more potting soil added and some crocus,  dutch irises, hyacinths, anemone bulbs planted.  There are volunteer foxgloves, and the blue eyed grass.  It should be looking pretty good in February and March. 
The middle left photo is the flower bed under the fig tree.  The fig does not get leaves until later in the season, so the spring bulbs that are in this bed are mostly finished.  I am slowly getting more perennials established in this bed.  There is a maltese cross lychnis, some volunteer honesty, and dames rocket, a small rose, a big peony, and a few others that may not be listed.
The bottom left photo is the Rex Murfitt saxifragias that I have recently put into a larger white pot on the deck.  They grew quite nicely last year.  The right bottom photo is the delesporeum - ice plant - Fire Spinner.  I have taken cuttings of this plant that started quite easily.  Hopefully the one in the back little rockery will have more blossoms this year.

 this is the boulevard garden photo of the area by our driveway.  The French lavender is doing very well, and the lupine goes with the color scheme.  The little geranium thing has grown and spread very nicely.  I can have more of that one.  The bees and butterflies like this area.  Just in front of the this area and next to the street is the crocus field.  Last Autumn I planted about 140 more crocuses bulbs in the crocus field and gave all the area bone meal.  Hopefully, there will be a grand show this year.