Here's what's in that jumble of plants.
From the FONA sale:
Brunnera 'Jack Frost' - I bought one of these last year, too, but killed it.
Red Banana - another container plant for my "Tropical Paradise Patio". One of these days (years) I'll finally get around to having the patio rebricked so I can actually use it. Meanwhile, I'm collecting plants for it.
Meadow Rue - I might have bought one of these last fall, but I couldn't remember for sure, so here's (another) one.
Echinacea 'Sundown' - Unlike my Daffodil Desires, I actually followed through on a musing (from two years ago) to add more colorful echinacea to my garden.
Abelia - I'm missing a shrub in my front border. This one is tiny, so I hope it doesn't get lost among the grasses while it grows to actual shrub size.
Dahlia - For a front-stoop container
Phlox paniculata 'Tequila Sunrise' - I lost my most floriferous tall phlox over the winter. This replacement is supposed to be short-statured, so I'll have to move some things around in the garage garden to place it appropriately. I'm looking forward to the bright color, but it will most likely clash terribly with the mostly-purple theme I have (accidentally) going on over there.
Outside the FONA sale is a space for other plant vendors.
The Melwood Garden booth had some lovely perennials, and good prices. I bought:
Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 'Heavenly Habit' *- I've bought a polemonium just about every year I've been gardening here, and I always kill them. This is the most vigorous one I've started with, so maybe this time will be different?
Coreopsis verticillata 'Main Street' (red flowers!) - My Coreopsis rosea has been slowly disappearing from the upper garden, so here's a showier replacement
Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie'- because I can't resist a new-to-me heuchera, and I have one that's only barely alive after the winter.
From the Herb Society, I didn't actually buy herbs, but I did get:
Bloodroot - for the shady side, with the brunnera. I've wanted one of these for a long time. No idea if I have the proper conditions for it, but I'll find out next year.
Now, my biggest barrier to success when I go all-out with plant purchases is actually getting this stuff in the ground. I had planned several hours this afternoon to do just that. Thanks to a poor choice of driving route (excessive traffic), I arrived home just as the skies were opening up for a nice spring thunderstorm. I did get the Dahlia potted up during the rain. The other plants, well, maybe I'll get to them in a few days ....
* I've just re-read the tag. This is a selection of Polemonium boreale, not Polemonium reptans, which means I can't put it in my "native-ish" garden. Into the side yard it goes!
