Hardscaping can transform a garden to an outdoor living area-
Burgundy and yellow, one of my favorite color combinations, seems to be popular this year, using Barberries and Hakonechloa grasses-
The most impressive flowers to me were the large blooming Azalea exbury plants, with their fragrant orange or yellow blossoms. I have to say I am sorely tempted, but I didn't get a photo.
Some plant acquisitions from the fair included a $1.00 Hot Portugal pepper start, 4" hardy Fuchsia Ortenburger Festival for $3.50, 2" pots were $2.00, a deer fern, Blechnum spicant, among a large selection of ferns, for $3.50 or 4 for $12.00,
A lucky find of a sought-after plant, Persicaria affinis, since the one I received from Forest Farm is still sitting there, a leafless brown stump, this one cost $4.00, grown by Little Prince of Oregon-
an Acer palmatum 'Sister Ghost' to go with my Purple Ghost and Amber Ghost,
combined with a Berberis stenophylla 'Corallina Compacta' which grows to 2'x2', for a special price of 2 for $20.00.
There are also energy ideas for the home and an exchange for up to 6 new twisty CFL light bulbs for burned out ones. I'm glad I went on Friday since Saturday and Sunday will be much more crowded.
So, be there or be square. If you live around Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR, that is.
This post commemorates 3 years of writing this blog.
Hannah
Thank you for the reminder, Even though I live in the " Couve" I seem to forget about this event. That Persicaria could tempt me there...
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but I've had a terrible time finding Persicaria varieties other than Red Dragon and Painter's Palette, there are some excellent ones like Firetail, Dimity, and Blackfield. I guess they have a reputation for being invasive, so certainly should be planted in a place they will not overrrun other plants. I also have trouble finding another troublefree but vigorous plant genus, Sanguisorba, I have offincinalis which is an impressive tall plant, and Tanna which is very short, and have not found either to be invasive, I would like to find Pink Elephant.
DeleteI have just planted Sanguisorba ' Tanna' and offincinalis ' red thunder' , I'm pleased that they aren't invasive ! I have plenty of those plants already! I'm not sure how they cope with sandy soil...time will tell.
DeleteI don't manage to water 2 acres much so plants have to get along without, S. officinalis probably gets almost no summer water so is very tough, but mine is very tall, it was seed-grown. Tanna doesn't get much either. It is a very neat little plant. I wish it would spread, I've been considering trying to divide it but it is scary. I think I tried to grow Tanna from seed but didn't succeed.
DeleteCongratulations on your blogiversary and on your great purchases. You got some fabulous acquisitions.
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DeleteThanks, Dorothy. I was very tempted by a variegated Hydrangea, also with fragrant white flowers, called Hydrangea scandens 'Fragrant Splash', seemingly everything I would want in a Hydrangea, but since I lost all my Hydrangeas to cold snaps in the last couple of years I couldn't quite take the plunge.
I love to go to this kind of event. I went to a plant sale last week-end. Found four plants that I wanted and a gardening book (used). All together only 15 dollars.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your THREE YEARS!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Thanks, Lea! Time flies. I actually went back today, I couldn't get the ferns out of my mind. I'm working up 2 new shade beds. It's such fun planning new gardens.
DeleteCongrats on your blogiversary, Hannah. Your plant acquisitions look wonderful and the prices are really good. Don't you just love this weather we've been having?
ReplyDeleteYes, the weather has been great. The downside is the weeds are growing like crazy. I'm trying to work on planting new beds and also keep on weeding the beds that have a lot of weeds. It's nice to see a few where my efforts have resulted in no weeding necessary.
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