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Finally: I'm adding a conifer
One thing my garden has been lacking is a conifer. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that my garden is so SMALL. I planted a Chamaecyparis when I first moved here, but it didn't live.
I've wanted a conifer BADLY, and now that the big trees are scheduled to come down, I've been shopping for new stuff. I was specifically hoping to find something narrow (so I could fit it into the small space) and unique.
A local nursery is liquidating their inventory, and they have a beautiful weeping Serbian spruce. I want that spruce.
It's priced at $260., but if nobody else snatches it by the 20th, it will be half price.
Pics:
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42139&d=1212513392
http://www.limonehort.com/Photos/DWELLS/Picea%20omorika%20Pendula%205-6%27.JPG
Re: Finally: I'm adding a conifer
You're talking about Picea omorika, right? I *love* those!
They remind me of Dr. Seuss trees.
How exciting! Hopefully, no one will be buying it soon. What type of Chamaecyparis did you try? An obtusa or pisifera?
From what I've learned obtusa are very touchy. They will be growing fine one minute and the next they could be dead for no real reason. I had my heart set on one but my garden club and local nursery that specializes in conifers convinced me otherwise. Instead I have some Chamaecyparis pisifera that are the next best thing. 'White Pygmy' is my favorite. I planted it right by our door and everyone loves to stop and touch the cute 1' ball with soft white tips.
Obtusa nana... something. It's been awhile. But definitely a dwarf obtusa. I was disappointed. Everyone around here has such boring landscapes.
I went shopping again today, and am now also considering a TriColor Beech. I'm so damned impressionable when I'm in the nursery.
OMG love the obtusa nana! That's one of the ones I wanted as a focal point in one of my flower beds.
LOL beware of nurseries. That TriColor Beech looks nice but man that will get big! My new favorite shrub is the Dappled Willow. It's gorgeous with near white foliage, new foliage is coral, and in the winter the new growth bark is coral. But you have to be careful where you put it because willows grow fast and their root system can damage pipes or electrical lines nearby.