Mother's Day

For Mother's day my mom and I went to Joy Creek Nursery to listen to the Monnier's speak about fuschias. Very inspiring. They have a nursery in Woodburn and we plan to visit it at the end of summer when the blooms are really nice. I got a blue bloomed fuschia and a delightful yellow ground cover fuschia. I must now grow a rock garden for it to grow over. We also saw some wonderful things at the Joy Creek Nursery which I will share with you.
One is a Heuchera which I had to take home with me. The leaves look as though they were painted by my friend Kathleen. I think that must have been why I picked it up, it reminded me of her. The other was Hypericum called summer gold. I would love to have this in my front hell strip. I plan on ripping all the grass out and putting some fabulous hardy plants up there. Lets do away with lawn. Who needs it. I had to add one more, this Heuchera Monet. Look at the verigated bi colored leaves with those sweet little coral bell flowers. Sometimes Heuchera's flowers don't show up but these really pop with the background stage of the light leaves.

Tulip Fest

We went to the tulip festival a week and a half ago. It was quite wet but well worth it. It is free during the week. For once Danny and my indecision payed off. We kept putting going out to Woodburn for the festival because, well frankly, we can never make our minds up about what we are doing. At any rate by us waiting we went at the perfect time for the tulips to be blooming. We saw many that we liked and may order some. I have to say that I didn't see one quite like the one that is blooming in our yard. I am unsure of the name but it blooms from early April and is still blooming. It is very hardy. It is a dark wine red and goes nicely with the rose leaves that it is planted next to. If you haven't gone out to the tulip festival it is worth the trip.