Postby Harriet » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:44 pm
I'm somewhat later than other years starting because of so much indoor creativity this spring. But I purchased 2 trays of plants today.
Found the "double pink begonia" that did so well for me two years ago but could not be found last year. It was quite a standout, I remember, as a full, healthy plant but with the doubled blossoms looking kind of like little roses when you got close.
Could not find yellow lantana, but bought the pink-and-yellow-blossom type. I'm sure Harmony would have an opinion on that. I hope I like it okay. It's not that it's not individually pretty, but I'm sorry not to find the yellow. Yellow stands out so well against brick, making it helpful. If everything against the brick is red-to-pink, you sorta don't get credit for it.
Some impatiens came home with me and enough of the "coral" color to make me happy. Some of these will belong to dd25.
The absence of some other plants was a surprise. I didn't think I was THAT late. I guess a lot of folks have gotten the gardening bug.
I'll be headed to a home improvement store anyway to buy some irrigation hose, and maybe some soil amendments. So, I can shop further for plants.