I received a call last night from the nursery, to let me know that the Homestead Purple Verbena was in, and I had twenty-four hours to pick it up. Doesn't that seem like a rather short time frame?
At any rate, I wanted to return a clematis and pick up the verbena. I stopped at the checkout, and explained that the tag in the pot of clematis said "Nelly Moser," but it was labeled differently on the outside of the pot. I wanted to make an exchange. They told me to leave the pot at checkout and look for the "Nelly Moser" that I wanted. Of course, they were out.
So, I started working my way through the nursery toward the annual section. Along the way four little pots of basil, and two more of lemon verbena grabbed my arm as I went by. I rounded the corner at the veggies, coming into the stretch, when two pots of tomatoes jumped out in front of my cart. I HAD to rescue them.
While I was there, I thought I might pick up a morning glory that was already two feet tall, but they were out of that, too. This beautiful cardinal vine tempted me instead.
I FINALLY got to the annual information desk, and asked for the verbena. Neither of us could count. I'd ordered nine and came home with seven. BUT....while I was waiting, I found the morning glory I wanted! *G*
Some days ya just have to go with the flow. I've got a LOT of planting to do, and I'll have to make at least one more trip to the nursery. Do you believe that I walked out of there without any dill seed!??
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Yes, I get days when I get in a muddle with things and don't end up with what/how many I want. And afterwards when I realise I feel so frustrated.... On the other hand it gives you the opportunity to make yet another trip to the nursery. Not to be sneezed at (grin).
Posted by Adele | May 10, 2007 3:31 AM
Posted on May 10, 2007 03:31
Hi Buffy,
I haven't a clue what any of those flowers are I posted. lol I'm a beginner at this. I had good intentions to take picture of flower and then the label but didn't work out well. I just had such a good time just looking at all the colors. Came home with a few herbs and a hanging planter. I'm sure my DEAR friends would love to snack on the planter, need to wait for SRC to put in a screw or something to get it up high enough to put it out.
Probably was not a smart buy, will need to worry about the wind as well.
I think I heard the deer feet on the porch last night, had put some seed out for the birds when it snowed, and gone this morning. lol
Posted by janett | May 10, 2007 8:55 AM
Posted on May 10, 2007 08:55
I'm sure that there will be more trips to the nursery! I want to plant at least one spirea this year. I recall them fondly at the end of the garden when I was a child. It's time to come full circle.
Janet, I don't always manage to keep the plant information. I made a point of writing the names down in my blog for the container pots this year. Elegante Mother is bound to ask one of the plant names, and now I know where I can find them!
We put out a lot of food for the birds during the winter, and I taper off a bit as other sources become available. I've seen all sorts of animals slurping up seed, so why not the deer? *G* We have fewer deer now. A Federal agency slaughtered large numbers of them when their habitat shrank. So, I think more of our losses are due to bunnies and raccoons and chipmunks. Watch out for flying containers, when the winds are high!
Posted by buffy | May 10, 2007 12:51 PM
Posted on May 10, 2007 12:51