A Grower Perspective

My favorite store in town is, without a doubt, Passion Flower.  To call it a florist and gift shop does it no justice.  It is full of unique and fabulous gift items that you don't often see other places.  Their floral arrangements are breathtaking.  What I love most about this store is how I feel inspired when I walk through the doors.  The design inspiration here is amazing.  I love to take my time when I stop by Passion Flower so I can look at every little thing....every detail.

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If you want to read a great piece about creating stress-relieving outdoor spaces, check out this article in today's (7/23/09) Register-Guard's Home & Garden special section:

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 We started doing something new at our weekly company meetings at Pleasant Hill Nursery.  At each meeting, someone has to bring in a plant from the nursery and educate everyone about that plant.  The goal is to help those with less knowledge to become more educated about plants.  Truth is, we all learn something. 

It was my turn this week and I chose Rosa rugosa.  It was one of my mom's many favored plants.  Dave remembers her collecting seed and starting her own Rosa rugosas.  (I'm grateful he has these memories from her days being around her in the nursery.) I researched this plant and had great fun sharing my new findings with the group.  Here's what I learned about

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 It's good to see that everyone is working hard at the nursery!

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There are so many wonderful tree varieties - most with interesting attributes that make them worthy of planting. I certainly have my favorite trees but the Mount Fuji Cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Mt. Fuji’) tops my list.

A very dear friend and former employer of mine, Rhoda Lomsky, had a mature Mt. Fuji cherry tree in her landscape and it was there that I first noticed what a gorgeous tree it was. Her tree, with its thick and somewhat gnarled truck and tree structure, seemed majestic and somehow wise. It was in full magnificent bloom, covered in delicate white flowers that looked so soft and pure next to the aged trunk. With the ground covered in white petals that had begun to fall, it gave the appearance of snow surrounding the tree on a warm spring day.

Not long after my discovery of this tree, I planted one in our own landscape. It was a little whip of a tree, not much to see in the beginning. My thoughts turned to other things in a busy life over the span

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