What to do on the 4th of July? Go see nurseries of course!
Anna Atlanta 7b8a
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Taking advantage of the yearly family reunion in western North Carolina - I looked at the Dixie Regional Hosta Society nursery list to see if there were any hosta retailers near where we were staying. We ended up going to Rux Gardens in Waynesville, NC (and one other non-hosta specialty nursery). The owner said that he was more interested in carrying "older but good hostas that no one seemed to sell anymore."
I ended up buying a Delta Dawn Hosta and two Godzilla Japanese painted ferns.
Here are a few iPhone photos:
Bright Lights was tempting, but it looked a bit like June (which I have) or Paul's Glory (which is on my purchase list). I was also looking to buy something a bit larger than this specimen. The owner described Bright Lights as having more corrugation than June.
I was specifically looking at yellows, so I neglected to take photos of really anything else.
Delta Dawn not yet quite sporting it's super wide white margins.
An example of the largest size hosta for sale - 3 gal. I think.
He also had a garden path, but it was a bit overgrown.
Anyway, just thought you'd like a little preview if you were ever near Asheville.
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Comments (2)Mary, My BF would love to hear you say they are nice. After about 3 days he got tired of helping me find "natural" rocks in the woods and hauling them home. He came in the house and said, "Come out to the truck. I have something for you." It was 2 tons of garnet rock!! The Barton Garnet Mine is not too far from here and garnet rock is available at most of the places that sell stone. Most of them just sort of sparkle a little but in some you can really see the garnet. The pond area doesn't look like a natural woodland pond (which was my original goal), but I love it. Thanks for the compliments. Anne...See More4th of July Feast - what are you having out of your garden?
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