A slave to the Goddess Flora shares his garden adventures.
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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.
Showing posts with label Watson's Nursery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Watson's Nursery. Show all posts
It's spring and, because of our cold temperatures, the garden is waking up a bit more slowly than usual. Fortunately, nurseries are brimming with color to make up for spring's recalcitrance this year. A visit to Watsons at the beginning of March was just the thing to soothe a winter-weary soul!
Primula vulgaris is ubiquitous this time of year and for good reason. this bright flower gives months of vibrant color, is very cheap and will come back year after year or you can toss them out with little guilt if you don't want to plant them.
It was not quite spring yet and the explosion of early color gave me hope.
Cute.
So, this hellebore in a six inch pot was incredibly floriferous for such a small plant so it had to come home with me.
You'd think that I don't already have too many hellebores because this one jumped into the cart as well.
Must include iris reticulata in my bulb order this fall! I so admire them in other gardens and enjoy seeing them on friends' blogs.
Oh, that glorious fragrance!
Looks like summer already.
Did Mr. McGregor finally find an effective trap for Peter Rabbit?
Would these be considered woody succulents?
Hope you have an opportunity to hop on in to a nursery near you soon!
Happy Weekend. Speaking of weekends, the Heronswood early spring sale and garden open will be taking place on Saturday, April 1. Will I see you there?
Watson's is always mostly good and beautiful but without a bit of bad and ugly for comparison, how would we know? First the bad and ugly. Of course, this is just my opinion and you are free to love these as much as you wish.
While I'm a big fan of warm colors, especially red and orange, in gardens, my small mind just can't wrap itself around spray-painted heathers (Calluna vulgaris.) Dead trees, yes; living plants, no.
I'm fond of the hanging glass orb tillandsia/cacti/succulent thingies although I don't have any myself. Artificial succulents can come in handy if you really need a plant in a dark place or can't grow live ones for one reason or another. Garden fairies aren't my thing but I don't mind them. That being said, this combination looks a bit goofy to me. What is that figurine? I guess if you glue butterfly wings to anything, it becomes a fairy.
I'd heard about this evil and even seen it on Danger Garden but never thought it would come this close to home. The wax-covered bulbs come with a metal stand to hold them upright, require no water or soil, and will bloom for three to six weeks. I still like the idea of growing these pots with soil to at least pretend that I'll keep them for years and not just toss them into the compost heap the second the last bloom fades.
Now, the good.
Love this group of winter pots.
At 50% off these were tempting since they could be lovely Thanksgiving decorations and then pumpkin and or squash soup.
Watson's has a great selection of ornamental cabbage and kale priced very reasonably. The red and white combination is handsome and perfect for the holidays and the rest of winter.
Look at that glow! This one is my current favorite variety.
Icy silver.
Rusty metal spheres of butterflies are pretty cool and must look fantastic lit. Would these be considered butterballs?
A new shipment of tillandsias is always a good thing; the colors of the birds, I'm not so sure.
The big bowl of Sansevieria something or other from Fleetfoot and Foul Weather is about to bloom.
Swell small succulent bowls.
Always happy to see the succulent area full of plants and was taken with the textural combination of the senecio, aloe, and aeonium.
Another temptation from Fleetfoot and Foul Weather. May have to go back for this one.
Philodendrons dressing in red for the upcoming season. Who needs spray paint?
One never knows what the various pianists will play. This day we were treated to Mozart - Variations "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265. Had to linger a little longer to enjoy it!
If you'd like to experience it, there's a video.
Usually I don't like to think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving but this year, it seems like we could all use a little peace and goodwill a little sooner. The scent of cut evergreens always pulls my heart toward December.
Cute little hollies and reindeer.
Do you pick up cones on walks around your neighborhood, in the park, etc? Do people think you're a little odd for doing it?
More than in some years, red is the predominant color on the decorated trees although there are still lots of other colors as well.
Let it snow!
Lots of applications for these metal branches.
Shiny, bright silver.
Notice the floral arrangement on top of this one.
Rich warmth.
Meanwhile, at the beach house.
Poinsettia with double white kalanchoe, a great long-blooming combination.
Hedera helix trees.
With Thanksgiving being only 6 days away, it's time to start thinking about decorating (or not) for the darkest time (in this hemisphere) of the year. Have you any special ideas about things you'll do this year?
