Back out and more potted plants to admire.
Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida’ (Cutleaf Emperor Oak)
In the garden now, no idea which peony this is...
Or which rhododendron, although I'm gonna make a guess that it's R. 'Wine & Roses'
The spiky "pet plant" collection gathered along the driveway near the office.
When I admired the Magnolia × wieseneri in the greenhouse Roger told me to be sure to smell the one blooming in the garden.
It was amazing!
No ID on this fern but it's a looker! I think it might be a Dryopteris wallichiana (?)
Another dramatic rhododendron (give me the foliage, don't care about the flowers).
Snow!
I remember walking the display garden one visit when there was a small pond here and the pot with the bamboo was blown over thanks to high winds. It was nice to have decent weather for this visit.
Oh how I wish I could grow big clematis blooms (see, there are some flowers I like).
Rogersia
The display garden at Gossler was the first place I ever saw pollarded trees, many visits ago.
More rogersia!
And another NoID rhododendron with beautiful new growth.
I was in Eugene to give a talk on Dry Gardening for the Willamette Hardy Plant Group. I appreciated the contradiction as I wandered this lush garden with a creek on one side and a river on the other. The water table must be very high here.
Of course I visited the Daphniphyllum macropodum, both the solid green...
And the variegated...
I admired another peony.
And dreamed about having a giant tree fern like this.
Lucky people with plants on the way!
Here are my purchases, tucked in safely since Andrew was gonna be driving the car the next day and isn't one to drive with care for plant passengers.
And at home, Dryopteris wallichiana...
And Rhododendron orbiculare 'Edinburgh'
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I've learned to appreciate the foliage of Rhododendrons from you, not that I can grow any of them for either flowers or foliage. (I lost the one Vireya Rhododendron I tried to its first summer season despite shade and extra water.) That Magnolia × wieseneri is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI can rationalize squeezing in more rhododendrons than I probably should, but man I wish I had more room for magnolias!
DeleteI'm glad you pressed the phone into service to capture all that great Rhody foliage. There are a fair amount planted around town here, especially in the older areas of the city but they are usually pretty mundane varieties-nothing like the coolness of the PNW offerings.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many amazing rhododendrons! (words I never thought I would say) Hey, are you coming up for Study Weekend?
DeleteI was , but now I'm not . I had an unexpected household repair that ate my travel budget :( I'm bummed.
DeleteWell damn! I am sorry to hear that.
DeleteIt is so difficult for me to keep from snapping pictures. Once I take the first photo it's like opening the flood gates, though it's fun to revisit from the comfort of my couch weeks later.
ReplyDeleteThose velvety-fuzz Rhododendrons are adorable. I got a tiny R. pachysanthum last fall and was reworded with a flush of those leaves this spring: thrilling. That Dryopteris wallichiana is eye candy. Will it stay in a pot for winter transfer?
Chavli
Rhododendron pachysanthum is a good one! My plant is currently pushing out it's new growth and I love watching it. The Dryopteris wallichiana is going in the ground. Hopefully just behind where I photographed it, that's on today's to do list.
DeleteThe white velvet-y Rhododendrons just kill me, by the 3rd 'White Jade" photo I had to growl. I love them! Your new plants all safely buckled up made me laugh, it's always a struggle and that's a good strategy. Your new Dryopteris wallichiana is gorgeous, as is the Rhododendron. His spiky pets area is cool, what a great variety of plants he has.
ReplyDeleteI love a nursery with both a good inventory AND a great display garden to wander. This one checks both those boxes and then some.
DeleteTo be able to grow even a fraction of these plants!! That fern you got is very nice--almost looks like a tree fern.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I bought it! I saw it at an open garden last summer and learned they can start to form a small trunk as they age.
Deleteyes, yes, wish I had room (and water, and the climate) for lots of Magnolias. And ditto for that Oak, and the Rhodies. I even shopped for a Fern last week, but nothing floated the boat. Yet.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful nursery and gardens. What a gem.
In my car I tilt the seat back and use the safety belt. There's also a side storage pocket in the back that perfectly fits 2 1 gallon plants...