Arbutus Gardens
As we were touring Renee Moog's garden, another visitor told me that I should go to Arbutus Garden Arts, which was just down the road. I had no idea we were close but it was a garden I was familiar with and always wanted to visit. A pleasant surprise! Norm Jacobs is the owner, and he showed us around and answered questions. The garden is also a nursery and he propagates the plants. However, he says that he is in the process of retiring. My friend Linda bought an absolutely stunning weeping snowbell tree. I managed to discipline myself and only left with a groundcover, Erigeron pulchellus 'Meadow Muffin'. The garden is stunning with winding pathways surrounded by packed borders of mostly conifers and Japanese maples. I was enamored by the most beautiful specimen of Sourwood Tree ( Oxydendrum arboreum ). I have one that seems to be stunted, but Mr. Jacobs told me that they need space for their root zone and do not like competition. This could be my problem, as mine is surrou...
That is sad. I'm from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and know how devastating they can be.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard about this batch of tornadoes (we don't get all the US news unless we watch CNN, of course). I'm so sorry...just grateful that they weren't hurt. I wish I lived closer, so I could come help them have a garden cleanup/work bee!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the damage in south Alabama. Bad weather has jerked us around here in Mississippi off and on for several weeks. Yesterday was very nasty, and we got nearly 2 inches of rain. Jon in Vicksburg, Miss.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the words of encouragement. It's just frustrating for us. We will bounce back. :-)
Dear Phillip, I am happy that your friends were spared heartbreak. I also wrote about my family's sad plight with recent tornadoes in Tennessee. Don't know if you have time or interest to take a look, but here is the link http://astimegoesbye.blogspot.com/2006/01/february.html
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog and web site today when Googling winter honeysuckle. I will be spending time here. Your blog and web site are most attractive with a very professional appearance. I look forward to many visits.
I garden in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky (Lexington) zone 6. My homepage is http://gardenat.blogspot.com/
OOps! That long url lost its last few figures. It should have ended with february.html
ReplyDeleteSad new, phillip. I viisted your friend's blog and left them a message.
ReplyDeleteI just read his entries---very sad. How devastating a tornado like that would be. We're in tornado country too, and they are scary.
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling us about your fellow Alabama gardeners, Phillip...we're all at the mercy of weather, but tornadoes are so sudden.
ReplyDeleteI hope your friends can eventually remake their garden and find themselves once again in the Emerald City!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
I must admit we worry about tornadoes hitting us they are not as prevalent as Alabama and other areas but had never thought about the effect to our garden as well as home
ReplyDeleteThoughts are with them and glad they are OK
Steve From
The Power Gardeners Guide
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