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...
Gorgeous pics! Love the white wisteria! :O)
ReplyDeleteAll just beautiful! !!! Love the Chinese snowball.
ReplyDeleteI don't notice any weeds, everything looks lovely! We got a freeze last night, and some of my new hosta leaves now look like frozen lettuce. :( Your Chinese snowball is stunning. My CS's blooms were turning white, but the pounding rains and then the freeze pushed the branches to the ground. I hope it will recover.
ReplyDeleteI'm with CC -- it's easy to overlook the weeds and just focus on the beautiful bushes that take center stage!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying some viburnums up here - Alleghany, Prunifolium and Prague. It's my first year with all of them. Definitely becoming a favorite plant genus!
PS - Your Kerria looks great. I've been underwhelmed when I saw one in person. But yours looks really good.
Your garden is stunning as ever! They are not weeds at all but native plants allowed to grow to attract beneficial insects. April is a magic month in our gardens!
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