Design

I managed to tuck the last plants that I had left in small pots into a well-mulched nursery bed this morning. It was a lovely day for it. They included several small coral honeysuckle plants ( Lonicera sempervirens ) - freebies from the Garden Writers conference, a small Arkansas bluestar ( Amsonia hubrechtii ), and a Salvia greggii cultivar and another red Salvia species that the Plant Delights descriptions had really talked up. And which had leaped into my box! They'll all be a lot happier in the ground while we're traveling during winter break.

I'd not been to Plant Delights Nursery before. I've heard about it for a long time; it's been a mecca for plant nuts (professional and amateur) for quite awhile. It totally exceeded my expectations. Not only are the nursery offerings fabulous, but the gardens that Tony and Michelle Avent have developed around their house and business are totally impressive. I was limited to what I could carry back to the bus, probably a good thing.