New Camellia and bulbs

Yesterday I found a white camellia that we saw at Duke Gardens last year Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'. It was at the local garden center by Megs school it was a 4 ft tall plant and only $25 so I picked it up. Now to find a spot for a really big camellia, Duke Gardens Setsugekka was 15 ft tall and 10 ft in diameter with lots of large white blooms.

Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka' in a 3 gallon pot with lots of buds!

I also picked up 12 Crocus Sativus which is the Autumn Saffron Crocus, planted them beside the driveway so we would not miss them if they do bloom this fall. 12 for $5 seemed pretty good, should have picked up a few more dozen, I just love crocus. This is the crocus that they harvest saffron from!


New bulbs not yet planted:
8 Daffodil Misty Glen (large cupped white with a greenish center)
8 Daffodil Broadway Star (split corona white with orange and white corona)
5 Daffodil Double Poet's Daffodil (white on white heirloom dates back to 1601)
25 Anemones blanda (mixed windflowers)
15 Wood Hyacinth (a pink heirloom that can grow in shade)

Belize trip coming up!

Yes Randy is going to Belize in December! I've never been out of the country other than to Canada when I was a kid. We'll be there for 5 days looking for butterflies, dragonflies and birds. And we'll visit some Mayan ruins too! Anyone with good recommendations on places to see feel free to leave a comment(s)

Other news the garden has been partially hit with a freeze, because most of the garden is surrounded by woods we are not hit directly right away. Our leaves are about half way done dropping, I mulched in the back yard leaves today.

Spring bulbs I have to plant are 12 Fondant and 12 Purple Sensation hyacinths. I have ordered from Brent and Beckys Bulbs these spring bulbs. One thing that gets me is I ordered them on November 3 and they will compile my order on November 13 than ship them within 5 days. They do have an incredible assortment and are almost local being 4-5 hours from here.

These are what I ordered:
Narcissus - Pipit
Narcissus - Stratosphere
Narcissus - Golden Echo
Narcissus - henriquesii
Narcissus - Hawera
Narcissus - Little Gem
Narcissus - Tiny Bubbles
Crocus-Spring - ancyrensis 'Golden Bunch'
Crocus-Spring - chrysanthus 'Blue Bird'
Crocus-Spring - chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl'
Crocus-Spring - sieberi ssp. sublimis 'Tricolor'
Eremurus - himalaicus
Hyacinthoides - hispanica 'Queen of Pinks'
Hyacinthus - orientalis 'Delft Blue'
Hyacinthus - orientalis 'Pink Pearl'
Muscari - macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance'