As usual, my eyes were bigger than my wallet, and I brought back quite a few more plants for my garden.
In the back corner I'm planning a woodland garden. I had planted an anacua and rough leaf dogwood last year, and I have a very successful grouping of turk's cap. While the trees are still small, I'm trying to start plantings with the future in mind.
Today I got a Mexican Buckeye for that section. It usually grows 8-12 feet, so should be a good fit for the tight spot back there. Here's an example of the tree in bloom.
As a ground cover/low shrub I got a couple of coralberrys. I've been looking for them for a while. I love the distinctive foliage. It prefers part shade and apparently spreads with runners. The plant grows about 3 ft tall by 3 ft wide.
I purchased some globemallows, and I love the orange color of the flowers and the silvery soft foliage. I'm not yet sure where to plant them. It's very drought resistant, likes full sun, and only grows 1-3 feet. I feel like they'd do best in the front yard where I get full sun, but knowing what to pair it with a dilemma for me.
Other plants I picked up include indian grass, kidneywood, dwarf barbados cherry, big muhly, yellow bells.... and to think I started out just wanting to get the Mexican buckeye. Oops.
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