With the weather being pretty much depressing and the arrival of my husband who’s been out of town for the past few weeks I took a couple of days off from the blogging world. It’s been raining in Virginia since last Friday and I’m really missing the sun right now. Not anything I can do out in the garden with the soggy mess that it has become. Tomorrow it’s suppose to clear up for at least a day which would be very much appreciated since I got a shipment of new perennials in the mail this afternoon. Can’t wait to plant them and watch them grow. All of these were ordered from Spring Hill Nursery back in January. The assortment includes a collection of Scabiosa Pincushion in assorted colors including white, yellow, pink and blue. Also I ordered some Poker Primrose, Hellebores, and Alyssum ‘Basket of Gold. I’m still waiting on the Oriental Tree Peony that was a free gift with the order and a backordered ‘Blue Lady’ Helleborus. These will be shipped separately at a later date. As you can see in the photo a few things that were shipped were already in full bloom. I’ve never received a mail order shipment of plants already blooming. They packed everything so nicely that nothing was even slightly damaged in the process. I’m so satisfied that they can definitely count on me for future orders of plants. Anyhow, here is a couple of photos of what was blooming when I opened the boxes…
Helleborus 'Pink Lady' and Alyssum 'Basket of Gold'
Now I realize that the flower is a bit past it’s prime on the Helleborus, but she has a sister bloom on the same plant blooming too. I ordered Pink Lady, White Lady and Yellow Lady for the Woodland Garden. The Alyssum will make a nice addition to the front of the New Garden where the color pallette is shades of purple and yellow flowering plants. The front area is sloped so I’m hoping she gets plenty of drainage in this dry part of the garden. Now I just need the soil to dry up a bit so I can plant all these wonderful new additions soon. 
