plant shopping in March... can't help myself...

OK, I just placed my last plant order for spring, I swear!  I already ordered all my seeds way back in early January plus a few fun splurges like dwarf apple trees for England (my edible garden area). This time I'm ordering (more) ornamental grasses because they're just so great in a low-maintenance garden (I should write a post on that soon... they add texture, movement, offer long seasons of interest, they come in all shapes and sizes for sun or shade, I could go on...)

Part of the new front yard garden plan includes a lot of festuca glauca - one of my favourite "repetition plants" to add year-round texture and colour contrast.  It looks good with just about everything in sun or part shade. 

And I need some calamagrostis (feather reed grass) 'Overdam' to add textural interest in the back, shady corner of the Adventure Garden. 

And I wanted to try Alopecurus pratensis because, well, just because Christine in Alaska recommended it.

So that's it.  I'm done.  No more shopping until it's actually warm enough to plant something outside.

I ordered the grasses from Bluestem Nursery. 

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Comments

[Megan]

I'm getting the itch too. I ordered way too many seeds and I've been harassing our neighborhood community garden for a plot (I've been wait-listed for now). I haven't gone so far as order plants yet, but I can feel it coming on...

[Calgary nursery]

We will have a tree section offering large B&B (ball and burlap) trees, covering all the shade trees. for more info contact us:-)

[Calgary nursery]

Many nurseries will offer their plants in specific categories, which make it easier for you to select a certain plant for that specific spot in your garden.

[Janice Miller-Young]

Good luck with getting a plot Megan! 

And thanks to Bow Point - a great, local resource for native plants.

Cheers,
Janice