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A Visit to Cistus Nursery

I rarely go to nurseries anymore since I work part-time at one and another reason being that I don't have much room for additional plants. When a garden fanatic runs out of room, the brain goes into overdrive, dreaming up ingenious ways to incorporate more plants. And another thing happens - a burning desire to obtain rare and unique plants. I've been moving plants around, a tricky process that has a domino effect. A plant is unhappy - it is getting too much shade or perhaps too much sun. There is a plant that did not get as large as you thought it would or it is just a slow grower and now it is hopelessly hidden behind a taller plant. Sometimes a plant is just a dud for reasons unknown (Rhododendron 'Golden Gate' anyone?). I find the plant in question a better home, but it means that another plant will have to be moved. And the merry-go-round continues to turn... However, for those plants that are to be discarded, a space opens up for a new one! I decided to move a Mou...

The perfect spot

This is a neighbor's cat but he may as well be ours since he spends 90% of his time in our garden. We call him Chester. He has the sweetest personality and has the oddest choice for sleeping areas. When he was smaller, he would curl up in a pot of portulaca on top of the garden wall but I guess he outgrew that. Now he prefers the birdbath.



Ah, the life!



Uh, would you get out of here with that camera so I can get my beauty sleep?

Comments

  1. Ah, he's well positioned in the bird bath. Do you think he knows?

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  2. I love these photos!! What a life!

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  3. It's really a good thing we can't read their minds!

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  4. He's doesn't have a care in the world. Animals are so entertaining. :-)

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  5. He has the perfect spot to catch a bird(-: He is just pretending to be sleeping...

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  6. What adorable pictures. I just love having cats in the garden. We have our orange cat and the neighbor's black cat sleeping in our back garden all the time. Their calm, peaceful nature lends a zen-like atmosphere to that area.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  7. Animals make our lives so much richer!! Even if they aren't ours!!

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  8. LOL...now that's a pick me up for sure. I love to visit a blog that makes me smile. Thanks for sharing that.

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  9. He sure does dress up an empty birdbath quite nicely. I love cat pics. I have three of my own.

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