Dayton "Dirt" - May 10, 2013

Mother’s Day is already approaching and the nursery is at peak inventory for the most part. May is the most beautiful month in Ohio as the kaleidoscope of color from blooming trees, shrubs, and other flowers is like one big parade marching along. The azaleas are blooming everywhere in the sales area and on the grounds at the nursery. Another one of my favorites is creeping phlox that is extremely winter hardy and drought tolerant. The masses of color the phlox provide along the ground are in contrast to the color show of 20 feet high put on by the flowering crabapples. Wolf Creek Gardens is coming into it’s prime too with blooming azalea soon to be followed by at least 14 different varieties of rhododendron. The azaleas I transplanted from my uncle’s house a few years ago are spectacular with the fiery red blooms on the gigantic bushes of 7 by 7 feet! The sweet smell of the French lilacs and fragrant viburnum is in the air lending to the ambiance of an Ohio spring. Stop by the nursery and bring Mom too to walk around but be prepared to linger for awhile as there is so much to see you may even lose track of time which wouldn’t be a good thing if you’re on lunch hour at work! Tom