But , really , I ‘ get ’ it – you ca n’t risk dismiss that very particular rare salvia species or afford the svelte wait in grabbing that giant cassia-bark tree or spikey solanum just discovered at the nursery ( unless we really want to place another order with Annies Annuals and hold off … ) . In some style , this is a sport – not unlike a fluid game , complete with the shiver of the hunt and the delectation of ‘ scoring ’ high-pitched when the cart is full of treasures ( sometimes even if the perfect container has yet to be claimed ) .
Spontaneous container curating ensues ( whether we have the ‘ perfect ’ container , or not . ) . I am one of those who sometimes buy at for plants with a obscure estimate of what I want , but the realness is that one never knows what one will see at a nursery or plant cut-rate sale until one arrives , and quick decisions sometimes need to be made . No dark browned foliage or golden leaved plants ? Then do n’t just sink for a bromeliad as a filler , adjudicate on the touch to make it the centerpiece of your urn – better yet , set aside it to inspire you to zig rather of zag . No demand to be too treasured and waste time of day and fuel searching for that utterly black - leave genus Colocasia if no growers has it this year .
keen gardener seldom shop for flora with a precise tilt , rather they keep a subroutine library of ideas filed out in their brains , and most any color or textural palette is ready at a moments notice . One of the best skill a novel nurseryman can exercise is not perfection – horticulture is n’t home design , for forget swatches , magazine snip or the colouring of that container . squeamish idea , but most of the time , it is n’t going to knead in your favor .
Curating plant accumulation for you garden is n’t even like grocery shopping – not at all , unless one shops like a real foodie or an established chef . What I think is , shop the baby’s room selections with the same freedom and receptivity that comes with the judgment of a chef – hug the surprisal find , await anticipation and disapointment , but then move on to even more cagey and relevant solution given the fabric at hand . appropriate your creativity to drive your new skill in instant curation .
These next few weekend bring long to - do leaning which often get reschedule as plant sales and nursery run cut off the already feverish spring gardener schedule . Yet , we adore spring , do n’t we ?
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