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06 May 2012

Rarities and Radio Shows Before the big rush of blooms comes along, I like to enjoy each and every new discovery every day. Today I got to enjoy hellebores, such as 'Black Diamond' (not yet planted)... And some petite glory of the snow blooms popping up beside one of the fiery-foliaged heathers. This double-flowered hellebore is especially gorgeous, but I have to confess I don't know which one it is. It's possibly one of the seedlings that Frances from Faire Garden sent me several years ago. I'm loving the appearances in the alpine garden right now. This tiny fritillaria (F. uva-vulpis, the Fox's grape)popped up surrounded by Labrador violets, and with a host of saxifrage in the foreground. Here's that saxifrage a little clearer. These should be blooming in a few days. This is one of the mossy saxifrages, which often have good winter colour, depending on the snow cover and how cold and wet it gets, of course. I have a number of pulmonaria species and cultivars, and some of them seem inclined to cross-pollinate and develop new appearances. I'm fairly certain that this is still P. 'Mrs Moon', based on the pale blue colour of the flowers, the pastel pink buds, and the exuberantly silver-spangled foliage. Speaking of blue flowers, let me remind everyone that next Saturday afternoon will be the annual Rare and Unusual Plant Sale in Annapolis Royal. Timed to coincide with the annual Celebration of Magnolias in this historic town, the sale happens at the Annapolis Royal Farmers Market, across from the wharf in the downtown, 1-4 pm. A number of plant collectors and nurseries will be offering their plants for sale, including Baldwin Nurseries, Bunchberry Nurseries, Lilies from the Valley, Ouestville Perennials, and more! Who knows, you might find a 'Rhododendron Nancy Steele' there... ...as well as any number of hellebores, And highly desirable, unique forms of familiar plants such as this Trillium recurvatum, with its splendid mottled foliage.
I will be there on behalf of Baldwin's and Lilies from the Valley, selling their products, and hopefully with some Seaboost liquid seaweed fertilizer as well. It promises to be a great afternoon, rain or shine, so we look forward to seeing you there! 


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