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