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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Blue Moon Gardens

We took a trip to Blue Moon Gardens in Texas. They grow their own plants at Blue Moon Gardens so the plants are always in excellent condition.  An added benefit is that they often have plants that I can't find in local nurseries.  

Last year my prize was the pygmy Japanese Maple like this one on their web site:

 Mine pygmy maple isn't as mature as the one above, but nearly a year later, it is coming along.  Unfortunately, the guy who trimmed the shrubs in the fall trimmed up the pygmy maple, too!  It is nice and bushy instead of airy and open :(

 This year we found another Japanese maple that I love, complete with open and airy appearance.  It came home, too. 
Where will it go?  It was already in a heavy pot.
Need to be sure before straining our backs again to put it in place.
firecracker


We brought home some other plants as well--including two milkweed plants and a firecracker plant--both will attract more butterflies and humming birds.

Since losing the three huge birch trees, we are having to rethink some elements in the garden to deal with more open space and more sun.  Pros and cons to the situation.

When I tire of working in the garden, I'm decorating envelopes and postcards for National Letter Writing Month.  I try to include lines of poetry on each piece of mail to celebrate National Poetry Month.  Matching poems to envelopes or postcards and vice versa can be fun, but it can also be challenging.   

I wanted to use the lines from this Sylvia Plath poem because Mila likes Plath, but I had no idea how to decorate the envelope.  I looked online and at Pinterest for ideas, before I remembered that I had a stamp in my stash with a pagoda!  Perfect.  
from Bayou Quilts, my other blog
On occasion, I actually clean house  and do laundry.  Household chores are not this month's priority, however.  There are more important things to consider, both inside and out.  :)


12 comments:

  1. What interesting looking plants! :) Given our limited space we can hardly plant plants like that but my late parents had a few potted plants (like pomegranate, money plants and a few others which I couldn't name). I don't have a green thumb so I gave them away after they passed. :(

    I love that pagoda stamp!

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    1. It is fun right now to visit nurseries and work in the garden. It is a short spell of pleasure before it gets to hot to enjoy it. It was 80 degrees (26.66 C) yesterday will be getting warmer and more humid day by day.

      I was so glad to remember that I had a couple of pagoda stamps!

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  2. I love your postcards and envelopes! They're always so artistic and cool-looking. :)

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    1. Thanks, Lark! I'm easily entertained. Give me a book, new plants, or a glue stick, and I'm good for hours :)

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  3. You've got me wanting to make a trip to the nursery. :-)

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    1. This is a special nursery! They also have classes of all kinds, including textile art. It is well worth the couple of hours to get there. And it is right down the road from the small artsy down of Edom, TX, which is a delight in and of itself.

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  4. Such beautiful pictures! I wish I had a green thumb!

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    1. Me, too! But my thumb (and fingers) do get some dirt on them in spring. I wish I had the kind of green thumb that some folks have.

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  5. What a wonderful day yesterday when I got a surprise letter from you! I loved it. And, we must have been reading each other's mind because I'm planning a little surprise for National Poetry Month too so hang tight :) Thank you for sharing pictures of Blue Moon Gardens. I do love discovering local nurseries. Seems like you can always find such beautiful and unique plants!

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    1. Oh, yay! You got my letter :). I wish I could visit Lady Bird's Wildflower Center like you do, Iliana!

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  6. Jenclair, that garden place has wonderful items! I love the pygmy maple, just beautiful!!

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    1. Blue Moon Gardens is a special place, and I love my Japanese maples! Nice to hear from you Sherri!

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