At the Nursery in October
Color! Contrast! Life! October is such a great time to visit the nursery. Fall is ripe and seasoned. The plants are mature, having reached a level of sophistication unknown in spring. Spring is a baby. Wet and new, simple and filled with potential. Summer is a carefree youth, mellow. The bright sun covering every living thing with a joyful facade. Just hinting at the … Continue reading At the Nursery in October
New Variety—Shasta Daisy
A daisy is a daisy is a daisy. But now we have three plain ‘ole daisies that have been dressed up to become fancy plants. The ‘Real’ collection has three different cultivars. ‘Real Charmer’ has fringed central petals, ‘Real Galaxy’ has many layers of fine fringed pure white petals and ‘Real Glory’ has … Continue reading New Variety—Shasta Daisy
New Variety—Scarlet Torch Bottlebrush
I love the foliage on this bottlebrush shrub. It’s almost between a conifer and a deciduous plant, smooth and shiny green. And evergreen. I like it and I didn’t even get to see the beautiful flowers, which are crimson red and larger than other varieties. This plant is sold by Monrovia and grows in zones 8-11. It’s compact and grows eight feet high and … Continue reading New Variety—Scarlet Torch Bottlebrush
New Variety—Avantgarde Hydrangea
When this hydrangea is pruned to just one blossom it looks like a miniature tree covered in a thousand flowers. Like a big poofy fluff ball, it almost seems fake, not like a real plant. It is hard to imagine this puffy little thing out in the landscaping. I think a wind would lift it up like a hot air balloon … Continue reading New Variety—Avantgarde Hydrangea
New Variety—Echibeckia
I recently attended the Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, which is one of the leading nursery and greenhouse industry trade shows in the United States. I really enjoyed the informational seminars on plants diseases, pests in the greenhouse and the great debate over neonicotinoids. Another one of my favorite stops wqs the New Varieties Showcase which featured the the latest and greatest plants arriving … Continue reading New Variety—Echibeckia
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