Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
Oh my!!!! This is getting good!. Yes to Tiger Eyes! If you have a place. Unless you only have room for the crow! I really think you need him! Have fun Saturday! Can't wait to see your list!
ReplyDeleteDo you grow it Eve?
DeleteIt's my local as well ! I was just there buying compost and two sweet Saxifriga .
ReplyDeleteCool! If you see a guy with his mouth hanging open, it will probably be me!
DeleteLovely plants! That camellia really is a stunner, and I am always jealous of how they get primroses in big flats in milder parts of the country, like in Europe. Here for some reason they are usually sold in oversized and at ridiculous prices as if they were hellebores or somethimg of the sort.
ReplyDeleteExciting times ahead for you! Next year y'all should make the trip to Seattle for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. I'm here until Friday and it is well worth the trip from Texas ... even if I can't grow most of the plants!
ReplyDeleteMy heart went pitty patter just seeing pictures of this place. I can imagine how you feel being there knowing that all of these garden goodies are within reach. Now if you wallet and space just cooperate. You have so much fun ahead. You have given me a bad case of the wants. It will be so much fun for you to grow things that you admired but couldn't grow in your AL garden. Enjoy the experience.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to ask if they had given you a time frame for the arrival of your belongings. I'd be worried! We moved from Detroit to Columbus, and it was only three days, so three weeks would freak me out a bit. I'm glad to hear that your things may arrive soon.
ReplyDeleteA neighborhood nursery...You're in trouble mister! Tiger eyes can sucker but mine has been in the ground for three years now and hasn't sent up a single sucker. If you're worried about that, it will grow very nicely in a pot. About that support group - If you find one, please let me know!
ReplyDeletePhillip, we are your support group!
ReplyDeleteI've been drooling over Chief Josef for many years. The price tag is always high and lately I heard it's a bit temperamental. But I still love it, from a distance. I also love my euphorbias. Some may be too vigorous (not to say invasive), but as you are doing your homework reading up on them, you should be okay.