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.