Theme is "Brilliant!"
Category is "bubble and squeak"
Plants for early spring, a moonlight garden, something magical. Although we could have some flowers such as pansies, and red, blue, and yellow primroses,and maybe some pale yellow tulips, we could also perk up the garden by using plants that have pale and variegated leaves. For the moment, we are also looking at plants that can be used for tea, or at least those that are edible. Possibly include plants not edible but considered medicinal: hellebore, foxglove, primrose.
Rose hips, pansies, juniper, camelia, non-spring flowering in pots.
I went to Waterloo gardens to see what herbs they might still have, and I came home with these.
Oregano with bright lime green leaves, and lemon thyme (smells great!) with silver-edged leaves.
Lavender with silvery foliage.
I also found some small witch hazel trees, if we still wanted something taller for the entry. The nursery guy said they naturally bloom in early spring, and would be almost ready to bloom naturally in early March at the time of the show.
If we wanted some, we should be able to store them outside all winter and they should still bloom after being inside for only a couple days.
The nursery guy said the best types were Arnold's Promise and Diane. Niether of them were blooming at the nursery, and the one blooming in the picture above is a little sparse because it should not be blooming now.
