I bought some stuff for the front of the house: a boxwood to go at the right of the tree, and a small juniper shrub with gold highlighted branches to go in front between the two of them.
I also bought another lilac bush to put somewhere... DOH!! (Should I just put a sign on my back that says "kick me"?
I'll get some tall annuals to fill in for a few years until the boxwood fills out and takes up more space because it looks pretty dinky next to the tree right now.
Brain and Cheryl,
I haven't planted these yet, so if it sounds like I made a bad choice, please say so!
I can exchange these at Lowes if necessary. I was out yesterday and I couldn't help myself.