We finally got a little rain, and as much as I want sunshine every day - we needed it! I decided to make a trip out to Flowerland & Berkeley Hort. I typically show photos of Flowerland, but thought I'd switch it up and show my other usual stop. Berkeley Hort is actually a much larger nursery, but Flowerland looks a little snazzier in photos.
Walking through their display garden near the front, everything looked so nice.
I loved the soft grass bobbing along this pathway, despite my grass phobia. I always worry it will spread like crazy or become a massive clump I have to divide.
I'm sure the grey skies didn't hurt, but this Yucca gloriosa v. recurvifolia 'Bright Star' was LIVING up to it's name.
Let's get shopping!
Front perennials, very well stocked. I usually hold off in this area, and opt for the 4" (more affordable) size.
The artemisia pulled me over.
Pond/boggy plants.
I've always had a thing for Papyrus.
Lovely.
This area I used to skip. My daughter Sophia has changed my ways, she always makes a beeline for this spot, to visit the pond & fish. I had a moment realizing how great this place is, the inventory is spectacular. I wish I lived closer, I'd visit every day if I was a neighbor.
Chunk of wood stuffed with bromeliads.
I like the water fountain planting.
They have a good selection, of practically everything.
work area.
This was being packed up with various small edible fruiting things.
Lots and lots of citrus.
Let the band play! Dry Ideas, just what I was here for!
Sadly, I didn't find what I was looking for. I thought I had purchased Grevillea x. gaubchaudii here (looking at you
Loree 👀) and wanted a second. Turns out, I actually purchased it at UC Santa Cruz. Onward.
Oh mama! I'd have purchased that rock in a heartbeat.
A quick perusal of the cacti/succulents.
This made me do a little
😒. Mangave 'Falling Waters' had clearly bloomed, and will probably die. And yet it was for sale $99.96! Hmph.
Still, it's a fabulous place.
And a great way to spend a rainy morning.
Rusty velvet of a Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem.
My earlier small purchases from Flowerland. The tall thing is a restio, Elegia capensis 'Ginny's Giant.
Back at home, I thought it would be great for this sitting empty Corten steel planter- I've been waiting for the "right" thing to plant. I'm thinking back there by the short fence, it will add a little privacy. It gets TALL. Some privacy would be nice at least for the next couple years, until the plants along the fence there mature.
Myabe not for everyone, but I find it lovely.
And the color is perfect!
My other small haul from Berkeley Hort, a nice outing and I didn't spend much $. A new epiphyllum for the Tower of Tropical Glory. Banksia spinulosa 'Schnapper Point', Echium Wildpretii for the hellstrip, and small things to test out in the meteor holes.
In other news, I spruced up the bunny's apartment and put down a nice new yellow carpet for her big day on Sunday.
She was thrilled, and now she's resting up. She'll need her energy with all those eggs to hide.
Sunrise this morning, with puddles here and there.
Have a nice weekend! I'm not a church goer, but I will partake in some deviled eggs and lemon meringue pie.
We got a little rain, too. Looks like that's a dangerous place for you. So many choices.
ReplyDeleteI was having a bit of a lazy day, so it was great to walk around and look.
DeleteThose pathways are fabulous--I'm a huge fan of grasses and sedges. And all the amazing plants...oh my! Tornado warnings here and lots of rain, but the storms are past us now. The plants are happy with the extra rain.
ReplyDeleteTornado warnings! Oh I hope it wasn't too bad. I bet your plants are looking fabulous with the extra rain, tho.
DeleteIt’s a marvel, but I had to scroll back to one photo bc I thought I read ‘Dead Shrubs’. lol
ReplyDeleteHa haha, I do that often! Looking dead part-time, anyway.
DeleteOh good! Rain! We could use some too. Always nice to see what other people see in their nurseries. So very different than the selection in other parts of the country.
ReplyDeleteWe are still a couple inches below our normal of 14" in a year, scary.
DeleteI adore the quirky Elegia capensis 'Ginny's Giant'. You are right. It will be perfect in the copper pot.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's so nice!
DeleteWhat a fantastic haul! I approve of everything and always applaud anything that adds privacy. I once had an extremely nosey neighbor, a heart of gold but definitely very snoopy. I am quite a boring person so I never understood the curiosity.
ReplyDeleteI love papyrus also. They seem to need a dinosaur around to make them complete. (Perhaps it is my wild imagination).
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
Ha haha, at least she was kind. Still, no one wants a snoop. Papyrus, yes it does make me think of dinosaurs... like cycads.
DeleteI was gushing over the first photo: the blue conifer and cascading saxifrage (or sedum?) nestling between the red rocks. So good.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea to contain the restio beast. It would look wonderfuly elegant in the Corten planter.
I suppose Mangave 'Falling Waters' could still pup before it's done, but it's rather an expansive gamble. It should come with a warning...
"Puddles here and there" is far better than the flood and standing water you had a couple of years back!
Chavli
I thought that was so good, too. What a fabulous combination. Oh the standing water, that still haunts me!
DeleteI love your new restio. It'll look so good in that Corten planter. Just make sure it doesn't dry out completely.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - I'm rethinking the placement. It needs to be an easy to reach with the hose, and over by the fence isn't really that.
DeleteThe Elegia is amazing. It really does look like a horsetail, even in your close-ups! I'm assuming it just looks jointed ...
ReplyDeleteYes! Gosh it's pretty, I'd love to have multiple pots of it. Time will tell if I can keep it happy.
DeleteI have never seen a yucca with a star shaped flower. The variegated pelagonium in the annuals/perrenial display caught my eye. I wish they were perennials where I live in fact we’re supposed to get a little snow tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteStill more snow, we got so hot so early in the year - it's confusing!
DeleteHi Friend,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the walk around. Our nurseries will open next week. They start with bare root sales. ;-)
Have a great new week!
Bare root is the way to go, bigger bang for your buck!
DeleteFunny, your walk around the display garden at Berkeley Hort shows it looking exactly like I remember it from my visit back in 2014. Excellent haul! Sorry you didn't find another Grevillea × gaudichaudii, but the restio is fab. I'm surprised you didn't grab one of the papyrus too. Love the bunny's yellow Big Bird carpet.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'll have to take a gander at your old post! I didn't know how much I loved that Grevillea until I saw it in your friend's garden, haha. She loves yellow ;)
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