{"id":4818,"date":"2015-04-17T10:23:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=4818"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:04:31","slug":"spring-planting-mad-hatter-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/spring-planting-mad-hatter-style\/","title":{"rendered":"spring planting, Mad Hatter style…"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast<\/em>.” Alice<\/p>\n

Oh my goodness. I thought I was way out in front of gardening season this year. And now it’s already\u00a0Hortlandia<\/a> time. Oh sure, I’ve got it on my calendar, but I also thought today was tomorrow. So I didn’t realize Hortlandia was upon us\u00a0until fellow plant luster Loree<\/a> made mentioned.<\/p>\n

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Now I’m\u00a0worried about lines and parking and whether this pesky bionic shoulder can bear the weight of a full box of\u00a0plants. But I’m getting ahead of myself.<\/p>\n

\"arm<\/a><\/p>\n

In my\u00a0line of work at plant lust–researching, updating, and adding photos–I sometime forget whether I’m working or shopping. It’s a nice blurring of boundaries, mostly. But with a perennial\u00a0list of 5,000 some plants in draft status, I don’t really have that much time to goof off. (Even as I write this post, I’m dipping into the data base to make a few tweaks.)<\/p>\n

I review many plants every day, making\u00a0it hard to stay on track. This began with a bang five years ago when we added our first Nursery, the great Gossler Farms<\/a>, and has not abated since. That’s a good thing. But\u00a0to think how much I thought I didn’t know then. It’s\u00a0only a fraction of what I don’t know now!<\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/a>
Megan during Winter field trip to Gossler Farms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it comes to plant names, I feel like I’m the new kid\u00a0at a\u00a0party where everyone else is acquainted. I’m the outlier, so they remember my name, but having met them all at once, I don’t know which face goes with which name. It’s sort of like that with plants. They look familiar, and I know a lot\u00a0of Latin names. Problem is, they’re not always\u00a0connected to their moorings. And apparently it all goes willy-nilly anyway, because my planting style is similar to my use of the curbside recycling bin: it’s full when you can’t fit one more blade.<\/p>\n

\"Loved<\/a>
Loved this grouping in old garden. As Megan says, you’re not done if you can still see soil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In anticipation of really being on top of gardening season this year, I’ve been putting together a lust list<\/a>, prepping the beds, and getting\u00a0a few plants in the ground. Then wham, unseasonably warm and dry weather.\u00a0And just like that,\u00a0I’m late. Plus I’m going to have to water. I know,\u00a0tiny violins everywhere. But this is Portland. It ain’t supposed to be warm and dry in April. Plus\u00a0I had a plan.<\/p>\n

\"Ricinus<\/a>
Ricinus communis aka Castor Bean. This will go in the front garden away from dogs. Poison!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So tomorrow, plan be hanged, I’m off to Hortlandia to meet up with other wild-eyed plant enthusiasts. I’ve got high hopes that I’ll discover the\u00a0plants\u00a0on my list, and then some–whether I can remember their names or not.<\/p>\n

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Cheers<\/p>\n

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