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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...

Rudbeckia and Perilla

A nice combination!



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Gorgeous! Is that Rudbeckia triloba?

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  2. Isn't Perilla also spelled w-e-e-d?

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  3. Scott, it is. Les, yes it behaves like one!

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  4. A great combo. Isn't it odd that I haven't gotten perilla to start here?

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  5. Love them both and together they're marvelous!

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  6. I love Perilla. Dark foliage that grows just about anywhere and easy to pull out if it travels to locations out of bounds. What's not to like?

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  7. I have mountains of the purple herb.

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  8. Wow, that is a gorgeous combination. Very nice!

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  9. I normally would not mix those two colors together. The tree sits back a good distance from the angel's trumpet. It was an accident!

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