Hello and welcome to the Crown Nursery blog. Well - we were warned! Last week's warmer weather fooled us all - and many of the nursery staff stripped off their winter coats into shirt sleeves and even shorts! And, now a week later I have got an absolutely stinking cold - and we are back in eskimo gear!
The old country saying - 'Ne'er cast a clout til May be out' - still holds true - although there is much debate as to whether it refers to the month of May or the hawthorn tree - and is that the flowers or the leaves it is referring to?
Who knows, but it is definitely chilly at the moment - however we have had some much needed rain - parts of the nursery were decidedly parched - much of the irrigation system ran for the first time last week - our brilliantly capable irrigation chief - Dick - ensuring everything ran smoothly.
Anyway, enough about the vagaries of the weather - on to this week's floral beauties - a couple of shrubby items off Janet and Sue's sales area.
The picture on the left is Berberis darwinii - rather a topical plant with all the emphasis on Charles Darwin. A smart evergreen bush - perhaps a little more refined than the common herd of Berberis - now starting into it's moment of glory.
The second picture is one of my favourite shrubs - Ribes odoratum - the Buffalo Currant- a totally different animal from it's common pink cousins - and sweetly-scented too. The scent is spicy - best described as a mix of cloves and freesias. All above shiny leaves and it has black berries in late summer too - what more could you ask for?
Both of these shrubs would look great in any garden - why not make a space for them in yours?
Until next time,
Richard
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