Canadian Gardening: Today it starts!, 0 by fancyvan

fancyvan wrote:
I was out just a bit north of .the city with Fancy for an agility games seminar this afternoon. It happens that there is a very nice little nursery just 'down the road' so of course I stopped in! All thei 4" pots 15% off plus I get a Hort. Society discount. Wont tell you what I bought - most of it of course not on my list! Which was at home! But I did pick up a nice little Japanese Maple - not hardy here but I love them should be able to overwinter it in the porch - and a Carol Mackie Daphne. Had one a few years ago but lost it after about 5 years. And 3 Heucheras! None of them on this years list (of about 15!)Creme de Menthe, Strike It Rich Gold and Creme Brule. Oh and a Tiarella for the white shade garden which is under construction. Oh and I found another Pulsatilla (Crocus) - this one is white!

The first week of May is when I usually make my annual rounds of all the nurserys in town. Used to go to lots of the out of town ones too but mostly I can find what I want here now. The quality and range of perennials available has certainly changed significantly from when I was first planting beds 15 years ago! Pam ()Lilypon) is in town next week so perhaps she will come with me! Maybe I can persuade her to help me shift that huge pile of compost out on my parking pad!

This is the start of what my back porch looks like when I start to buy plants - the table will be covered(it is not normally there) and the bench and also some things will go in the small plastic covered 'greenhouse' out in the back yard. Nice thing is I can open up the windows and get things hardened off without hauling them in and out.