My lovely, thoughtful daughter Caitlin was out at the nursery last Friday and sent me photos. How she remembered, I don't know! I've been looking for a tree hibiscus for a year. They are everywhere, and provide some fall colour. Someone had to ID it for me, as I was seeing them all over the place but didn't know what they were.
I noted the location and thought about it. A drive on a torrentially rainy day. What the heck!
We set off Saturday morning. We had over an inch of rain Saturday. It was ridiculous.
The drive along highway #7 is awful. People treat it as a Nascar track. This dude passed us on a double line, on a bridge, in the rain.
You can check this post for other car incidents of dangerous driving along highway #7 from Friday.
Cottage country... gray skies, but we were on a mission.
Bridge to nowhere?
Autumn seems to be early. The leaves are turning way too fast. Mind you, it was an early spring.
I spotted lots of these shrubs around the area. It's sort of the last blooming before fall. They are tree hydrangeas, and it took awhile to figure out their names.
In Perth:
I have always admired this garden:
We made it. It was raining, but I'm not made of sugar.
This tall one was $250, even with the 25% off I was worried about spending that much on it. I don't know if the deer like them!
I stuffed them in! They rolled around some, but they were fine. I did have to wash the mat!
Here is my haul! A tree Hydrangea, Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus, and a 4th, but I forget what it is!
I am hoping to plant a couple today. It's cool, but sunny. I was thinking, at 3 a.m., about where to place them. I think I have a plan!
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