At month 2, not looking so good
"These plants were delivered in May. It wasn't a great start because * The one plant I *really* was the Shenandoah SwitchGrass, and it got substituted out for a (in my opinion inferior) Rye. I understand that substitutions happen, but I can still be bummed about it and * The one daisy was already dead. * (I made notes on the map to refer to later) I planted them - including the seemingly dead one - and now two months later, * The two 'dormant' NJ Tea Plants are still 'dormant' . . . or maybe they are dead. not sure. They certainly haven't grown in any way. * Both Daisies now look dead * The one meadow blazing star is dead/gone; the other is hanging in * The rye seems mostly dead * The bluestern grass seems happy and healthy * The one honeysuckle is good, the other is not so good * The goldenrod were going great until the deer ate them, so they were clearly strong, healthy, and delicious * The bee balm are going great, but I already have a bunch of them. They clearly love my yard. The next step will be to see what happens in a year. Maybe some of these 'dead' ones aren't really dead. I'll keep the area around them weeded and I'll give an update in a year. I have photos of where I planted each one so I can provide an update in 2023 . . ."