The online plant orders are in

The catalogs have been studied. 

Available space in my yard has been analyzed.

A personal self evaluation has been conducted. 

The budget has been fine tuned.

And then all of that analysis was thrown out the window and I just went with what looked cool.

Without further ado, here is a list of the plants that have been purchased:

From Bluestone Perennials:

Rhamnus ‘Fine Line’ – I like the unique texture and its role as a “narrow vertical accent”. Deer resistant? We’ll see:      

Viburnum ‘Brandywine’ – All about those multi-colored berries:   

Viburnum “All That Glitters” and “All that Glows”: Love viburnums, love the glossy foliage and hoping to see some berry production by planting them close to each other:

Pennisetum ‘Desert Plains’ – Intrigued by the blooms and truthfully, they were also on sale:    

 Ilex ‘Mr. Poppins’ and ‘Berry Poppins’ – Male and female dwarf options and yet again, my desire to get me some berries in winter.

From Digging Dog Nursery:

Andropogon gerardii – I’ve been meaning to add these for a while now and I was sold by their ability to transition to the meadow at the back of my property: 

Bouteloua ‘Blonde Ambition’ – All about the seed heads on this one.

Helictotrichon ‘Sapphire Fountain’ – I have a goal to acquire more “cool season” grasses and this one fits the bill. Also love the blue color.

Molinia ‘Cordoba’ – “Boldly architectural” and already in love with my ‘Skyracer’.

Panicum ‘Warrior’ - I will collect each and every available Panicum.

From Klehm’s Song Sparrow:

Andropogon ‘Red October’ – Have you seen that color?:

Schizachyrium ‘Blue Heaven’ – Steel blue with purple highlights is too intriguing not to give it a whirl: 

And there you have it. Please refrain from any negative comments about any of these plants so I do not have to suffer from buyer’s remorse over the next few months.

Mucho appreciated.

John