Was feeling a bit down over all the politics and Br***t sh*t that's going on so I made the fatal mistake of looking at Taylors website. I spotted a really nice Clem Minuet that likes and shade and is great for growing through shrubs and trees so I thought it would cheer up the bit of the garden where my Rhodo and Camelias are planted. Now that's reasonable but why oh why did I then decide that the postage was a bit steep for one Clem and that it would make much more sense if I ordered another one. I now have to find a space for Princess Diana.
Buying plants at all is my usual problem, what with the dearth of choice in my local GC’s, so when I spot something half-decent I feel it’s my duty to buy it and encourage them. Hence going in to buy a bag of MPC today and coming out with three Hemerocallis Stella d’Ore and a dark-leaved Dahlia Dreamy Mystic. I even remembered to buy the MPC.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I went to a nearby village yearly summer fete/market yesterday. Had a lovely time perusing the stalls, tried hard not to notice the plant stalls but the bright colours could not be ignored for long. I found a charity plant stall, run by 2 vibrant very knowledgeable ladies who had been neighbours and best friends for 51 years, with the broadest Devonian accents I've heard for a long while. I bought 2 talbaghia plants, the violetta one and a pelargonium Appleblossom which I've always wanted. I was good and didn't buy any of the amazing agapanthus plants, though, that was really because l think I already had those varieties at home. I bought an ancient onion hoe from 3 ancient fellas running a Man Shed stall. They were hilarious with their jokes and banter and had drawn quite a crowd. Took a wrong turning when driving home, ended up quite lost. Thankfully I came across a lovely cottage with a plant stall outside the gate. Bought from the lovely cottage owners, who luckily were outside gardening, a helenium Lemon Queen and a helenium The Bishop plant for a pound each. Was given a cuppa, a quick garden tour and a hand drawn map to set me straight to get home.
The one they shipped is 3½' tall and has set new leaves already since arriving earlier this week. I plan to plant out down at our getaway country cabin to compliment the lovely yellow wildflowers on the pasture. Crepe Myrtles are trees very forgiving of neglect (we only go there every 2-4 weeks). If the Texas Highway Department plants crepes along Texas highway medians (subject to neglect, heat and drought), they are really hardy trees. And they are so lovely.
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I bought an ancient onion hoe from 3 ancient fellas running a Man Shed stall. They were hilarious with their jokes and banter and had drawn quite a crowd.
Took a wrong turning when driving home, ended up quite lost. Thankfully I came across a lovely cottage with a plant stall outside the gate. Bought from the lovely cottage owners, who luckily were outside gardening, a helenium Lemon Queen and a helenium The Bishop plant for a pound each. Was given a cuppa, a quick garden tour and a hand drawn map to set me straight to get home.
Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba' https://www.brighterblooms.com/products/catawba-crape-myrtle?variant=13669544624189&msclkid=61898aba967f162efd71d7fc6c5e9c4d&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=(ROI) (BB) Shopping - Flowering Trees&utm_term=4581871114443676&utm_content=Crape Myrtle Trees
The one they shipped is 3½' tall and has set new leaves already since arriving earlier this week. I plan to plant out down at our getaway country cabin to compliment the lovely yellow wildflowers on the pasture. Crepe Myrtles are trees very forgiving of neglect (we only go there every 2-4 weeks). If the Texas Highway Department plants crepes along Texas highway medians (subject to neglect, heat and drought), they are really hardy trees. And they are so lovely.