Birgit Piskor Plant and Sculpture Sale

Birgit Piskor plant and Sculpture Sale

 Birgit Piskor will be having a plant sale ; April 28 and 29 from 10am - 3pm
offering many difficult to find perennials and grasses (over 1500 one
gallon plants).

Her sculpture gallery and studio will also be open with all
sculpture up to 60% off.

Here are a few of Birgit's  'must haves'

Molinia 'Edith Dudszus'

Cephalaria gigantea

Veronicastrum 'Fascination'

Sidalcea 'My Love'

Verbena hastata

Plant and Sculpture Sale

April 28 and 29, 10am to 3pm

1500 one gallon difficult to find perennials and grasses.

Sculpture up to 60% off

570 Niagara Street - that's at the corner of Niagara and South Turner, plant sale is in the back so come down the South Turner side of the property not to the front door.

A bit about Birgit's garden:

Birgit Piskor's Garden is an internationally toured, award-winning garden in James
Bay. It has been featured in two issues of Fine Gardening magazine,
the Sunset Western Landscaping gallery section as well as appearing in
several other gardening books. The documentary program, Recreating
Eden, filmed an episode here in season 5.

This year her garden and sculpture will be featured in the August edition of the esteemed magazine, Garden's
Illustrated.This is your chance to get a sneak preview and buy some of Birgit's amazing plant material.

On April 28 and 29 from 10am - 3pm Birgit will be having a plant sale
offering many difficult to find perennials and grasses (over 1500 one
gallon plants).
As well, my sculpture gallery and studio will be open with all
sculpture up to 70% off.

Check our Birgit's  website  www.birgitpiskor.comwww.birgitpiskor.com

 

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http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=19340

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Every Year there is one tree that stands out, not always in a good way, but they are definitely different than all the rest. This year it is a beauty, but it needs a big house! This is one BBT!

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The Christmas Rose

Helleborus Culture link

Helleborus Jacob is a wonderful new hybrid that blooms in Nov/Dec, so unlike most other Helleborus that bloom closer to February it truly is "The Christmas Rose"

This makes it a wonderful candidate to be brought indoors to enjoy for Christmas. Unlike the Pointsettia, the Helleborus can be be used outdoors in the garden, or containers for years of pleasure.

The Christmas Rose

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When the Magi laid their rich offerings of myrrh, frankincense, and gold, by the bed of the sleeping Christ Child, legend says that a shepherd maiden stood outside the door quietly weeping.

She, too, had sought the Christ Child. She, too, desired to bring him gifts. But she had nothing to offer, for she was very poor indeed. In vain she had searched the countryside over for one little flower to bring Him, but she could find neither bloom nor leaf, for the winter had been cold.

And as she stood there weeping, an angel passing saw her sorrow, and stooping he brushed aside the snow at her feet. And there sprang up on the spot a cluster of beautiful winter roses,-- waxen white with pink tipped petals.

``Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold,'' said the angel, ``is offering more meet for the Christ Child than these pure Christmas Roses.''

Joyfully the shepherd maiden gathered the flowers and made her offering to the Holy Child.

By Lizzie Deas (Adapted

(from Good Stories for Great Holidays , by Frances Jenkins Olcott)

A link for a long version of the Legend, as well as other stories.

The Legend of the Christmas Rose

The buds are getting ready to open, and should be ready for Christmas.

I warmed these guys up in September, then returned them to the cold to initiate good bud formation for December.

They will make lovely indoor or outdoor Christmas containers.

The Christmas rose is to the Pointsettia, what the Orchid is to cut flowers, one is short lived and the other lasts for months in bloom. These plants could potentially bloom outside till May. I would enjoy them indoors for only a couple weeks so as not to knock their natural bloom cycle off.

Here are some outdoor containers potted up with pansies, perennials , and Spring bulbs. They should be amazing next Spring.

Helleborus Culture link