Downstate Shopping

Cold rainy and wet, barely into the low 50s.  We went nursery shopping today in the pouring rain.

First: Broken Arrow.  A gorgeous 7 gallon Pagoda dogwood.  A tiny persimmon.  Another Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' to add to the east side.

Next: Ballek's.  Lady in Red salvias.  Pretty Much Picasso petunia.  A little dianthus for the tufa pot.

Next: Natureworks.  Four big tiarellas 'Candy Striper' to add to my mini drift in Northern Exposure, and a dill plant.

We're soaking wet and cold, but I got to visit Ballek's and Natureworks for the first time, and Broken Arrow is always a treat. 

The Pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) will not be planted as a focal point in the new Secret Garden border, but I'll find another spot for it.  In front of the dry creek bed to replace the (dead?) Silver Cloud redbud?  It's the species, by the way, not the more delicate variegated or golden leaved dogwood.