Peggy’s Pick

Last weekend I had a looming deadline for a Peggy’s Pick article in the March issue of Alabama Gardener Magazine, and I had a little trouble deciding what to pick. I needed something where I already had great pictures or something I could photograph.

First I looked in the backyard. Chrysanthemum 'Gold and Silver'This Chrysanthemum ‘Gold and Silver’ looks pretty good, and the bees love it. – See the orange pollen sticking out of their pockets? – But when you look closely you notice the lower leaves are all dead and brown and ugly.

So I headed to the front yard.

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'Artemisia 'Powis Castle'I love the feathery, silver foliage of Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, but it’s got the same problem as ‘Gold and Silver’. Some of it looks fabulous, but some areas fall open to reveal their ugly underside.

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Euphorbia 'Blackbird'

This Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’ looks nice. If I can get another picture of it in bloom, maybe I’ll use this in 2014.

Artichoke

Artichoke

Artichoke

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Artichoke and cardoon

Artichoke on left and cardoon on right

I took dozens of pictures from many different angles because this artichoke is amazing and needs to be a Peggy’s Pick, but not until after I harvest and learn a little more about this plant.

I considered the cardoon, but I don’t have a picture of the flower.

Then I walked toward the woods, and found a winner.

Mamamelis virginiana (witch hazel)Hamamelis virginianaMother Nature planted several groups of witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) on this property. About half are finished blooming, but this one still looks great.

The quirky flowers are super cool, and I have a great picture from my November blog. If you want to know more about witch hazel, you should subscribe to Alabama Gardener Magazine. – I can’t just be giving it away on the blog all the time.

The magazine gives it away all the time on their website, so if you hurry, you can read my article about Allium. It was a Peggy’s Pick in the November issue. The good news is that for the second year in a row, I’ll have a Peggy’s Pick article in every issue of Alabama Gardener Magazine. The best thing about that is it gives me amazing plant ho abilities. People just give me shit. Seriously, I go in to buy pansies and walk out with a free Hydrangea. It is so much fun!! When you go to the website or look in the magazine, you’ll have to look for Hot Plant articles because they haven’t officially changed the name yet.

Mamamelis virginiana (witch hazel)

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