With the first day of spring a little more than a week away things are getting ready to pop. Already the witch hazel cultivars are blooming in Wolf Creek Gardens as well as the two large Cornelian Cherry Dogwoods, Cornus mas,. with their clusters of radiant yellow blossoms.
I always have thought blooming crocus to be the herald of Easter time but this year is strange as Easter arrives nearly at the end of April when the crocus will be long out of bloom.
Now is a good time to sow pepper seed indoors but I think it’s still to early for fast growing tomato plants.
Tomorrow March 12th, our own Maggie Bell who is the perennial guru at the nursery will be showing off all the new stuff for 2011. The power point program will take up most of the hour and a half seminar but there will be plenty of time for a question and answer session.
The new plant’s that will be offered this year will be the ones that Maggie has thoroughly researched and believes will satisfy the most discerning of our gardeners. The sources of new perennials as well as other varieties of ornamental plants is endless as breeders from all over the world are working to breed more new plants. The plant breeder’s themselves must be a special breed as many times patience is the rule in that it might take several years before a new item is determined to be worthy to come to the market.
I would describe many of us in the plant business, including myself, as somewhat a geek as our passion for our work is like a fever that we just can’t seem to shake even if we wanted too!
I will join Maggie in her presentation although she will be the main go to person for questions as she has spent many hours of research on the new perennial topic.
Fragrance in the landscape is coming up next Saturday on the 19th.
See you tomorrow.
Tom
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