Carol Mackie is Mine!

At 8:45 Saturday morning instead of yarn crawling with the rest of my SnB the wee children and I hit the close-out sale at a local nursery. All perennials were $5 and under. And we're talking good stuff -- not just joe smoe hosta and his friends. At one point after scoring another Tree Peony I found some daphnes languishing in a corner and announced their location out loud as I only wanted one. Another freak woman asked what variety and I said "One Carol Mackie, one blah blah blah, but I want the Carol Mackie." She exclaimed "Carol Mackie!" and started walking quickly towards them. I actually ran a few feet to snatch it up exclaiming "The Carol Mackie is Mine." The competition is fierce amongst (cheap) plant snobs.

For my efforts I was rewarded with the following:

• 3 Brunnera -- 2 Hadpsen Cream, 1 Looking Glass


• 2 Tiarella -- 1 Mint Chocolate, 1 Candy Striper


• 2 Pulmonaria -- 1 Cotton Cool, 1 Raspberry Splash


• 1 Magnolia -- Sweet Bay


• 1 Tree Peony -- Hanakisoi


• 1 Daphne -- Carol Mackie


• 1 Heleborus -- Sunshine


• 1 Foxglove -- Apricot


• 1 Sambucus -- Black Lace


• 1 Hisbiscus -- Galaxy


• 1 Campanula -- this is what it looks like, not sure of actual species


• 1 Balloon Flower -- Fuji Blue


• 1 Fern -- Rambler

All that for $76! That's super cheap. I realize they look awful in the pic but they'll be beautiful in the spring. I actually squee'd when I saw the Tree Peony for $5. Only one thing of buyers remorse -- the sambucus. I love it but I didn't realize it needed full sun and I don't have any room for it. I put it in semi-shade and hope it will do ok.

We came home, I strapped the poor babe to my back and we planted all of them. My assistants:


Please note the cute new crocheted bonnet.


I have finished his Joseph coat but I still need to sew in a zipper.