Green Scene Booty 2010 and redux

Green Scene is my favorite event of the entire year.
And each year the Green Scene seems to reflect the mood of the gardening public. I can remember years where the MUST HAVE plant was clematis. And roses, particularly the David Austins and Romanticas. Then the perennials took over. And cottage garden plants.

In the last few years the succulent/cactus growers have far outnumbered the rest of the offerings. There have been an increasing number of vendors with native plants also. A very good trend, and one nurtured by the offerings in the Potting Shed at the Arboretum all year round.
However...
I'm christening this year, the YEAR of the TOMATO. Tomatoes were everywhere. Every size, shape, and color. Heirlooms to beefsteaks. Get out the salt shakers!


So, in my previous post from today, you may note a few items from last year's stash. (See Green Scene Booty, April 2009) The bulbine I purchased last year is visible behind the nasturtiums. It's spread out nicely and produced some lovely flower stalks.

The scented geranium, also pictured in the What's Blooming on Earth Day post, is doing well in a pot just inside the driveway gate. The fuzzy plectrantus also survived.



The flat as a pancake aeonium has just about outgrown this pot. Time to transplant into a larger bowl shaped container. Maybe it will flower?


This succulent thingie I got last year, can't remember the name, loves the shade, but got mealy bug last summer. Gone now. Tripled in size. Might transplant it into the ground in a nice shady spot out back. I like the flat fern-like growth.













Here's this year's purchases, (minus the tomatoes and catnip we planted over at Biker Boy's house) parked in my very special second (or third) hand Radio Flyer, painted green. I love the way it goes thunkity thunk.



What is it about catmint? Can't resist it. Must be that perfect combination of lavender and greyish green. Got some catnip, too. The cats have already smashed it down. Why do cats need to lie on the stuff? There's some dill in there... goes good with salmon. And some nice yellow sedum. And a shade tolerant mimulus.

Must get them planted.