Growing Native Plants

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So we stopped by Annie's,
(see earlier blog entry)
and met a nice gardener who informed us that, no, she was not Annie, and that everyone asks that, so no, not she, but rather a dog is named Annie for which this nursery was named and which we had begun to surmise when she said Annie likes to dig up the flowers, a foolish thing for a nursery dog, but not a nursery owner, to do.

We blushed a little; how many times must each female gardener working there be asked this silly question and why would Annie, if she was the owner, and a successful owner as she must be, be there on an almost-closing-time Saturday afternoon?!

We bought 10 plants. Our goal was native, but the binders, full of Latin plant names, that are posted at the head of every other row, would describe wonderful things that we couldn't resist.

We did purchase some on our list:
*Milkweed, two kinds, for butterflies, maybe even Monarchs!!
*Yarrow, two kinds, which we never seem able to grow, due in part to possible over watering which we love to do most...watering I mean. Watering is so soothing, like water play for hot little school children. I bet there is a word for water therapy: Hydrohippnotherapy or something like that.
(any Latin speakers out there, hey, Alicia?)

We also picked up some other stuff which names we can't remember and wouldn't you know THOSE are the plants that have no name tag.

Oh, well.

My main concern at this point is that we'll over water.
I don't think natives like really rich dirt or too much water,
after all they are supposedly native to California, a basically dry chaparral zone, except for L.A. which should be designated a desert and which grabs more than their fair share of Colorado River flow; those sneaks!
(not to mention Las Vegas,
a complete fantasy land considering it is downright desert!)
(and I do not mean dessert, if you're questioning my spelling!)
At least our native plants are planted in a full sun in a barren area of the garden.

And we'll try our hardest not to over water.

That ought to keep the natives satisfied.

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