Well, this weekend has been the "Blandy Plant Sale" at the State Ahboritum outside of Boyce, Va. and our chapter of the Azalea Society is doing our spring plant sale there... Sales have been a little down this year compared to other years but the weather has been lousy with 30-40 mph winds... We're on our way back up there today... The winds have subsided so maybe we'll do better???

I did, however, find a new-to-me plant that one of the other vendors was selling and, of course, had to have it... It's "Fire Line" Buckthorn (rhamnus frangula) that is a hybrid and, unlike the native buckthorns, is not invasive... It is a vertical (Columnal) plant that grows to 7 feet (2 feet wide) with thin, but thicky growing cut leaves... Nice plant that is just making it's way unto the scene... At least around these parts...

The P-Vine bought a native magnolia (tripetala umbrella) that had some kinda issues as a youngin with a severe twist at the base of the trunk... It's fine, just different... Kinda a Charlie Brown tree... Outta make for an interesting adult...

Gonna dig up a few things and take them to my mom for Mother's Day today while the P-Vine man's (women's) the plant sale...

Very dry here... I'd say 3/10s inch of rain in the last 5 week qualifies as a drought... Lotta oscillator moving...

B~