This first picture is demonstrating the most strenuous thing I did over the past couple of days. Since this is the time when we have a slight break in the gardening in Atlanta, it was the perfect opportunity to visit friends who live at the Sandestin Resort on the Gulf Coast. Having grown up in a beachfront community, there is nothing quite as wonderful for me as waking up and walking across the street to nap in the sun for a few hours.
The bad part about going to the Florida panhandle from Atlanta is "you can't get there from here." On a map it looks to be relatively close, but in reality it's about a six hour drive through the backroads and fields of rural Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Since we were already in that neck of the woods, it was a no brainer for me to stop at Petals From the Past, petalsfromthepast.com, one of my favorite nurseries anywhere, on our way home. Fortunately I was driving, and Frank has no sense of direction, so my comment that it is "just slightly out of the way" didn't get any objections. And after the drive from eternity, even Frank agreed that it was a pretty fabulous place!
A few of today's treasures are here. First there is a pink brugmansia. I absolutely adore Angel's Trumpets, and this is a color I don't have. The plant I bought is really a baby in a 1 gallon pot, so it may not flower this season, but they're so easy to chop up and overwinter, I'll have a few for containers next summer.
Salvia greggii "Raspberry" is one that I have for really great color in the Stepchild Garden, but not in any clients' gardens. I bought one for the walled garden at the Big House, and may split it for other places, as well. It has thrived in the Stepchild Garden for three years with absolutely zero attention, and comes back every year in spite of being totally ignored.
The rose below is called "Peggy Martin," and is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina (there is another post about this rose many months ago here, but if you click that tag, it should come up). This baby is like a pink version of Lady Banks, and is just as exuberant in its growth and blooms. I planted two on the black iron fence at the Big House two years ago, and they have grown like weeds. I'm going to add this one to another area of the fence, and then try to root some cuttings this year, as well.
Lastly, I got two LSU Purple Figs. Again, they're both pretty small, but both have fruit on them this year. I'm going to try them against a brick wall at the Big House, where they should love life!
Off to do laundry, since tomorrow's a work day!
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