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Nursery Day Trip :)
Apr 24, 2008 | 3:43 PM PST
Tags: astilbe , hardy begonia , veggie , datura , grass , black berry , peach

Mom and I took a little day trip today to a fabulous nursery that is a bit of a drive north of our town. We typically go there once every spring. On my list for sure was a hardy begonia. I used to have one of these, but I had planted it with the Vinca Major and the Vinca won the fight last year. I was planning on moving it this spring, but the poor little guy didn't make it, so I needed a new one. To my delight, they had one. SO, i got it and also picked up 3 Astilbe Color Flash Limes (Astilbe xarendsii hybrid). This same plant is usually priced $13.99 at our local nursery, but at the one today they were only $5.75 so I could afford to get 3 of them. Hooray! They are said to get 15-20 inches high with lime green foliage that changes color throughout the season and purplish/pinkish blooms. I planted all my new goodies in front of the azaleas to the right of all the new hosta starts. The shade bed is coming together!

I also picked up some little moon flower vine seedlings. I put some of these seeds in the ground, but they don't always germinate, so I picked up some to guarantee that I get some of this wonderful vine this year. They got planted by the arbor in the back. Once everything was in the ground...I got to watering.

The veggies are looking great! Most exciting is the tomato bed:

>The plants are looking great and the spinach and allysum is already germinating.

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d, the corn has germinated VERY well:

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p>Once the watering was done, I took some time to capture the happenings in the garden as of now...

The blackberries are blooming and we are looking forward to the berries to come:

The peach tree that bloomed in early spring now has little fruits on it! I am surprised b/c I just planted it last year:

The allium blubs are starting to do something:

In the front yard, where I spotted lots of little seedlings in the spring and wasn't sure what they were...well, they are thousands of datura babies!

The feather grass is just beautiful with all its new growth:

The double knockouts are just ready to burst:

And finally, the autumn ferns have some wonderful new fronds and look beautiful as I sit on the front porch: