March 18, 2007
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DWARF FOTHERGILLA
This is one of the shrubs that Alice and I planted in my back yard last week. It’s called a Dwarf Fothergilla . . . I call it the bottle brush bush. It certainly was not on the list of shrubs we set out to purchase on the day we visited the nursery, but it really caught my eye. I asked Alice if I could have it and she said “Sure”. You see, I reminded her as we arrived at the nursery that I’d be inclined to want to take one of everything home and that she should advise me, bearing in mind that I know nothing of what will grow in Oklahoma and what doesn’t have a chance to grow here. So, when I saw something I liked I asked for her imput as to whether a “non-green-thumber” like myself ought to get that plant or not. The tag says that in the fall the foliage colors explode into yellow, orange, purple and scarlet. That will be pretty too.
Comments (6)
How pretty! Alice could offer her services as the “yay or nay lady” for new to Oklahoma gardeners. I guess I’ll just have to take my Oklahoma gardener book with me until she does!!
It’s beautiful, Chris.:love::love::love:Mom
Neat! I’m going to write the name down. Maybe it will grow in MO with no rain. I just hope the drought doesn’t continue this year or I won’t be planting anything.
Chris didn’t mention that we were armed with a list from the web of shrubs recommended for Oklahoma by the OSU Extension in case we ran into something she liked that I was not familiar with. Fothergilla was on the list.
LOL! You chose a good name for it. Another week or so and I will be working in our little flower garden. I love this time of year, the blooming colors are so beautiful.
Lovely!