Sometimes You Need a Plant Fix!

Last weekend, Alison, Nigel, and I attended the Tacoma Home and Garden Show about which I posted earlier.  We had a lovely time, enjoyed lunch at one of my favorite Indian restaurants, and they visited my messy greenhouse.  Because of the dearth of plant vendors at the show, I still had an itch to look at more plants.  With my patronage appreciation earnings burning a hole in my pocket, I headed over to Watson's.

Where spring was "busting out all over!"  Forgot to plant fall bulbs?  No problem, just pick up a few here and you can still have some spring color!

Because I got and actually planted many bulbs in the fall, I only purchased four hyacinths to throw in a pot in the greenhouse.  I didn't plant any of these and I love the fragrance.

These warm colors made me glad that I followed my note to self to plant more orange tulips this year. Of course, mine haven't yet poked their heads out of the soil.

They'd look very nice surrounded by something blue.  Maybe not spray painted Calluna vulgaris but something blue.

 It's always interesting to see the seasonal changes in this display area.  

Foliage!  A winning combination of Euphorbia 'Ruby Glow' and Helleborus Gold Collection Silver Foliage.

Helleborus niger 'Unico' was new to me.  Imagine this cream-splashed foliage brightening a shady area year round.  The white flowers are nice, too. (This jumped into the cart.)

Speaking of beautiful Hellebore foliage look at this!  I think it was 'Penny's Pink.' I've been enjoying the foliage of these and 'Anna's Red' that I planted last winter.

Heuchera sanguinea 'Snow Angel' with it's pink, cream and green foliage always catches the eye.

Adorable double primroses! 

With Acorus.  A great color and texture combination!

Everyone likes the word sale printed on a sign, right?

Some very nice houseplants to be sure but nothing that called my name.

This Dracena came close, even taking a ride in my cart for a time before going back on the table. 

Some very nice plants but none that I needed.

This gorgeous  Fittonia verschaffeltii (Red nerve plant) also rode in the cart for a while but didn't stay.

If I were in ancient Egypt, I might be worried.

What's better than a sign that says "Sale?"  A sign that says "Garage Sale!"  There wasn't a garage in sight.

But with prices like these, who's going to quibble over a little thing like that?  I found some big silk flowers that I'd admired on a Christmas tree earlier.  They (packed away already) look like a Dr. Seuss illustration of a red protea bloom.  At 10 dollars a stem they were too expensive for "fun and funky" but a a buck a stem, I got all they had left.

It's nice to see that along with seeds from local Garden Guru, Ed Hume, there were nice displays by Botanical Interests, a sponsor of the annual Garden Bloggers' Fling.  Thanks Botanical Interests!

The three Phormium that rode in my cart during an earlier visit  have new seasonal companions.  Still think these  P. 'Sundowner' are gorgeous!

Black and blue (and green) are a wonderful color combination!

Thank goodness that there were  more plants at which to look here!