Gardening

Some from tonight, some were Monday night when it was hot.

I got three plants via FedEx today from Camellia Forest Nursery in North Carolina. I'm going to give these a whirl again -- two Ackerman hybrid camellias, and Winter Jasmine. I tried these previously and the didn't make it, but I'm going to try again in the greenhouse this time.

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I bought some stuff today at lunch:

Some perennials - ornamental grasses, an allium, a Vitex, and a Pomegranite (for pot culture)

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A hot pink Oleander. I used to have a red, a white, a pink, , but I got rid of them, they were mite prone. I vow to do better this time.

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Spigelia marilandica

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The piece de resistance -- Cornus x 'Venus' -- I couldn't resist this, they only had two of them and one was marked 'Sold' already, so it was "now or never":

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The size of the flowers is amazing -- 12 oz pop can for scale

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Forest Pansy Redbud -- badly in need of staking. I got this Oct. 2010 for $5 on clearance at Home Depot.

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Container plants along one driveway. Most of these were just cut back, repotted, etc. when put out about 2 weeks ago from the greenhouse, although I have a few to still repot like the Queen Palm at the front end. They look rough for a few weeks, but by July will be gorgeous.

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Impatiens bags on tree trunk.

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Bamboo coming up past its boundaries. I'm going to cut these off in a couple of weeks when hardened, so I can use the poles

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American Fringe Tree:

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