And there is more!

I barely bought any plants that weren't on my list.... but this Geranium phaeum had to come home with me. I could hear it begging me as I walked by.



I also bought a dwarf Boxwood. I have always loved boxwood, but the ones around here get such sad winter burn. This one, at a maximum height of 6 inches, can easily come inside for the winter.


Ummmm, I already forgot the name of this one, it was also not on my list. Ain't it adorable though! Oh wait, I remember, it is Bergeranthus. Never heard of it before.


And here is a cute Linaria, AKA perennial snapdragon. It too will only be 6 inches high. Perfect for the rock garden.

Wheeee!

I just made my yearly trip to The Flower Factory, the best perennial nursery I have ever been to. Lets look at the new inhabitants of my garden....


Of the over 4000 perennials they have, I thinking buying fewer than 30 is QUITE restrained.

My big plan this year is to have more trough rock gardens. These pots can be brought onto the porch in the winter for storage, and will be little work to plant and maintain.

Here is a Sempervivum. Ain't it cute!


This is Orostachys, also cute as a button!


My most favorite genus of all, Alchemilla, this is A. faroensis I think.


Saxifraga here, quite the rock garden darling.

What do you think?

Is this too long and narrow? I was originally going to pick the best five zig zag stripes from among the seven that I started with, but then I ended up sewing all seven. The quilt measures 31 by 54 inches. I would rather not take out one of the strips, but I also don't want it to be a really strange shape. It is for a baby quilt.