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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...

Blooms on the last day of September

It is turning cooler but we are still very, very dry. Blooming today, on the last day of September -

 







Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica 'Red Butterfly')

Beautyberry (Callicarpa 'Profusion')


Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)

Ironweed (Veronica baldwinii)

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora 'Druett's Variegated')

Japanese Shrub Mint (Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel') and Fuchsia 'Cardinal'



Uruguayan Firecracker Plant (Dicliptera suberecta)

Cistus 'Mickey' and an unidentified Hebe


Aster lateriflorus 'Prince'


Anemone


Parahebe perfoliate and Blanket Flower (Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons')


Penstemon



Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite')

 

 

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Such a beautiful collection of blooms for this time of year. I love the first photo, such a delicious combination of plants.

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  2. Your garden certainly is alive and well. So many great looking plants.

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  3. Asters + anemones = Autumn, gorgeous

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  4. Lots of beautiful blooms! We've been getting rain and cooler temperatures over the last few days so it really feels like autumn now.

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  5. My goodness Philip, looking at your garden photos is like looking at candy! Eye candy that is. Yummy! Just gorgeous, and your plant combinations are excellent.

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  6. Even though it's dry where you are, everything looks fresh. We've been especially wet this year, for us anyway. In fact, it rained yesterday evening and this morning, and there is more in the forecast. When we get rain, you are in drought. Strange how the jet stream works.

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