Alrighty then … the kids are in bed, the coffee is made and this tired lump is ready to park his buttocks on the couch along with this awesome looking plant catalog from:
I’ll admit, I have never heard of this specialty farm/nursery before but a brief glimpse inside the catalog and I’m instantly hooked. Time to go to work on what I want to order.
Just need to get a highlighter and open a few web browsers on my laptop for researching purposes.
All systems a go …
First up, an incredible number of Clematis. Hmmm … I’ve never attempted to grow one and don’t know if I’m ready now either. Flowers in sun and roots in shade; type 1 vs type 2 pruning, screw this, too much work and I some times think the blooms are too much for this understated gardener. Next …
Whoa! Stop the presses. I am liking this ‘Green Jewel’ coneflower big time:
And Mother Mary of God, I think I need this Geranium ‘Midnight Clouds’ with the purple foliage and whitish blooms:
And look at this hot SOB, Monarda ‘Purple Rooster’, yet another Monarda I cannot resist:
Deep breaths, deep breaths. Let’s continue.
OMG, this peony selection is off the charts. It is time to add some more to my small collection:
But wait, they don’t ship their peonies until Fall. Time to move on.
Daylilies … next
Hostas … LOL …. ROTFL … LMFAO … I have virtually no shade and the deer will destroy them the first night. That laugh felt good.
Variegated Northern Sea Oats … stay calm … you know these bastards reseed like mad, are you ready to pull all of the seedlings in the spring? Hmmmm …
Are you friggin kidding me? Two full pages of Tree Peonies? I am going to give these a shot one of these years, but the price tag is a bit high. Pass … for now
Seriously? Interesectional Hybrid Peonies? Brain is on overload, will research these at a later date but damn, they look all sorts of awesome.
Now I am pissed off. The Japanese Maples in this catalog are beyond phenomenal. Just look at these:
I know I have nowhere to put these (and don’t have well drained soil) but maybe I can get creative? This sucks.
‘Little Lime’ Hydrangea … two please:
Holy crap’n crap, check out this variegated Tsuga and the white new growth … sold:
Wow, that was an intense trip. Glad I powered up with all of the caffeine. I’ll need some time to narrow down my final choices before hitting the “purchase” button.
I’ll be sure to share my final buys with you and their planting in future posts.
I need a cigarette.
John
You are funny, enjoyed the catalog eh? I was so frustrated when I was looking for a specific peony for my ‘family garden’…fall shipping makes me crazy.
I love that white tipped tsuga, bet it is not heat hardy….off to check.
nice choices…I want to check and see if the Japanese Maple will grown well in west central Florida in a container! Love me some JM!
Dude, you can totally grow clematis. Ignore all that technical junk about pruning and just let them grow. I don’t even remember what types I planted, and they all flower like crazy whether I prune them or not. The trick with shading the roots is to plant them near a wall or fence behind other plants, which, duh, you would do anyway with a climbing vine. You should go for it. Vertical interest rocks.
Wanted to welcome you to my blog! Lokking forward to having a stateside gardener among the following.
Looking forward to reading more of your posts.
Melinda
I didn’t need to see any of that! That sea oats is awsome. All of it was. Tree peonies? I’ve always wanted one. This was a very distressing post.
I live in Wisconsin, home of Klehms, and they are AWESOME! you’ll love their high quality plant material. Love you choices and look forward to hearing how you fare.
Oh the Song Sparrow catalog is indeed a dangerous place. But I’ll tell you this, every year I succumb to those beautiful pictures, choke a little when I have to pass over the credit card information and go into convulsions when I learn the shipping costs. And then the plants arrive. I order from a lot of catalogs, but I’ve never found one that sends better plants than Klehm’s. They are the epitome of good health. And the packaging is amazing. Seriously, UPS could drop kick that thing for a a day and there wouldn’t be a speck of dirt out of place. I don’t know how they do it, but they do, and knowing that I gladly pay the $25 or so for shipping. Last year, on a whim, I ordered an an evergreen and now, I feel it may have started a new obsession. The Ginkgo ‘Gnome’I got might the cutest plant I’ve ever seen. Anyway, my point? You can’t go wrong, so buy what you like and you WILL be satisfied.