A Grower Perspective

It’s always exciting to learn something new about a plant. We all know that flowering cherries are gorgeous while they are blooming in the spring time, but who knew that they can be adorned with teeny-tiny cherries in the summer for the birds to enjoy? I certainly didn’t know that, but I noticed it this morning while out in the nursery. The beautiful ‘Snow Fountain’ (Prunus serrulata ‘Snow Fountain’) blooms white in the early spring on weeping branches that sweep to the ground. Right now, in late June, the bright green leaves set the stage for darling miniature, ornamental cherries that are ripening to deep red. The tree eventually grows to 15 feet tall, making it an ideal choice for small gardens. Plant one in your yard and enjoy the year-round beauty of this unique tree.

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It's so great to work in a nursery sometimes! All you have to do is step outside to be surrounded by beauty and inspiration. Here's a great plant combination for today: Sedum spurium 'Atropurpureum' and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts' (Kinnikinnick). Each of these plants make a wonderful groundcover on their own, but when they are together they are something really special.

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Sometimes you walk by a garden a hundred times and it’s just there and then comes the day you walk by and all is knitted together in an unbelievable way that could never have been planned out.  When you come by our nursery check out the combination along the front of the building, planted in stages it came to the ‘beauty point’ a few weeks ago and is just getting better as things leaf out more and as buds begin to flower.  Unlikely plant combination that are more that the sum of their totals.  Just Lovely!  Some of the plants in the photo are; Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Wells Special’, Provence Lavender, Blue Pacific Juniper, Golden Sage, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar, Roseglow Barberry and even a lettuce.    

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As I've said before, Passionflower is my favorite store in Eugene, Oregon.  Her most recent blog post offers some wonderful inspiration for ornamentation in the garden. This is Jewel's photo from her blog.  I love her ideas and how beautiful her displays are. Check out her post here In fact, I think I'll go down to her store today to view what garden art she has right now.   I'm sure I'll find something perfect!

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This spring has been a whirlwind of activities both at work and at home. Yesterday I happened to take a quiet moment to walk out into my backyard and was delighted to discover that some of my trees were in full bloom. They were glorious. We planted them at various times over the 22 years we have lived in this house. At the time, they were small, seemingly insignificant trees. We planted them knowing that someday in the future they would grow tall and beautiful – providing colorful spring color and lush green canopies in our landscape. Yesterday, I realized that day had arrived. It made me realize, once again, how quickly time passes. I can clearly remember Dave and I planting each one and here we are more than two decades later enjoying their mature beauty.

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