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...
I love your mailbox! Ours is pretty large too - and it requires a key to access the contents, which says something about the world we live in. My daffodils are peaking at the moment, after finally getting several days here and there with warmer temperatures. I hope yours follow suit.
ReplyDeleteLooks like just barely spring where you are. The Daffs are so bright and cheerful--they must lift the spirits of passers by--and the mail carriers--on cloudy days.
ReplyDeleteMailbox is great--you never know when you'll need to mail order a new plant, and its best to be prepared!
Here we're several weeks later than last year. I'm fine with that--not looking forward to dry, hot weather.
The Daffs look great along the fence... so have you marked the spots for either more bulbs or Hellebores?
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Not yet :)
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