Anemone 'Lucky Charm' Blooming - August 2023
There are a few plants in our garden that are there because I was drawn to them. There are a few that were simply impulse-bought. There are others that I was influenced by others like Roy Diblik , Austin Eischeid or Erin the Impatient Gardener. Then...there's this other set: They are the ones that exist in our yard and garden because of Nat. That list of Nat-influenced plants includes the Saucer Magnolia and any/all of our Allium. Another one of those that Nat-influenced plantings are anemones. I've likely written this story before, but the connection with Anemone flowers comes back to our wedding day. We've had them (now) in both of our houses (not in Equation Boy/Man and Vic's house that we lived in for two years) since last year when I planted three from Northwind Perennial Farm. Here's a post from more than ten years ago (eeek! ten years!) of the plant that Nat's Mom gifted us for our garden back in Elmhurst ....