Here is a surprise survivor in the front of the orchard garden. I planted two of these hardy fuchsia plants over twenty years ago. Since then, the bed they lived in has been inundated with raspberry canes, a winter hazel shrub, and more. But when I went out to the get the mail a few weeks ago, one fuchsia branch had found its way out of the crowd and into the spotlight. This is a particularly graceful hardy fuchsia cultivar with delicate leaves and blooms.

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Future plans for these plants are to add a calendar reminder to dig under the other shrubs next July/August and get some viable cuttings to start a few more of them to plant in some better spaces around the yard.