One day at the end of April I took a few hours off work and headed over to the National Arboretum for the annual FONA plant sale. I didn't go with a list, and just let myself impulse buy. Dangerous, I know, but I didn't overdo it.
Here's what came home with me:
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| Abutilon - flowering maple |
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| Dahlia 'Firepot' |
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| White wood aster, Epimedium 'Orange Queen', Brunnera 'Jack Frost', and and Ajuga whose name I've forgotten |
Showing restraint, I only took photos of the labels for some of the other plants I thought I wanted. Maybe next time I'll get these:
Now here it is mid-May, and I don't have these plants in the ground yet. I've put the abutilon in a pot on the front porch, but the others are still in their nursery pots. I really wanted to get that done today, because I'll be coming home with more (free, this time) plants tomorrow. But I was busy digging things up, not planting, as I prepared for tomorrow's plant swap.
You got some nice plants and are making plans for more when you can. Great idea. I always start with a list but have a range to try new things that look good too. Enjoy your plant swap!
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