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Firmly rooted in the Oklahoma soil

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Firmly rooted in the Oklahoma soil

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by Dee Nash
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Supertunia Pretty Much Picasso

So, do you live in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, or one of its nearby suburbs?  Are you wanting something new for the garden or a container?  Something nobody else in your neighborhood has?

My friend, do I ever have the nurseries for you.  A friend of mine, Sharon B., who belongs to the Garden Writers Association and the Oklahoma Horticulture Society clued me in on a new-to-me nursery.  If you have a chance, pack a lunch and go out there.

Calibrochoa MiniFamous Double Blush Pink (also comes in purple and a rose)

It’s Whispering Springs Greenhouse, at 12647 South 104th Street in Mustang, Oklahoma.  I know, it’s way out in the country, but heck, no one can afford to own a large nursery in town anymore.  David Yates, who owns it, gets his business via word of mouth, and finally the word got to me.  He and his sister (I believe her name was Janice) create the most wonderful hanging baskets, and they have some very unique annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees.  I bought the new petunia, Pretty Much Picasso™.  It is one of the Supertunias® which aren’t your momma’s petunias for sure.  Here it is still blooming in Helen’s North Carolina garden in November.  I also bought a pretty double Calibrochoa MiniFamous™ ‘Double Blush Pink’ (which won a 4.43 rating in the UGA plant trials), a trailing Lanai® peach verbena and some other things.  Per Janice’s suggestion, I’m trying a new cherry tomato, ‘Sweetie’ which is supposed to have hardly any seeds.  I also got two more ‘Cloud Nine’ eggplants.  I can hear you laughing from here. I now have twelve. I think. Good thing I like eggplant.

H. Topguns Lola Scott I took in a friend's garden. She is a truly fine double, and I don't like doubles.

While you’re out that way, you might also check out Bob Scott’s Nursery at 10116 W. Wilshire Blvd. in Yukon. Bob and his wife are known for hostas and daylilies, but they have so much more. He hybridizes Topguns daylilies which are vigorous dormants. Since they are hybridized in Oklahoma, they perform well here.  I have several.  My favorite is H. Topguns Lola Scott.

Cuphea 'Ballistic'

As long as we’re making road trips, you should also take a Friday or Saturday and visit Bustani Plant Farm owned by Steve and Ruth Owens.  I’ve written about Bustani before.  I got this sweet little cuphea there.  Can you see the bat face (or mouse ears), hence the common name for many cupheas?

These nurseries are owned by local people, and I think we should try to support them any way we can especially when they carry such great plants.

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  1. Rose says

    Gardeners and nursery owners alike will thank you for this, Dee! I know I really appreciate it when someone alerts me to a new nursery in the area, especially ones that carry something different than what we see in the bigger garden centers here in town. Love the double callibrochoa, but I still can’t decide if I like “Pretty Much Picasso.”
    .-= Rose´s last blog ..Graduation Day! =-.

  2. Les says

    We are enjoying a friendly argument at work as to whether we like Pretty Much Picasso. I am still on the fence.

  5. nola at the alamo says

    I’ll have to try and drag the hubby there next time we visit his family in OK City! That Pretty Much Picasso petunia is amazing; I love the color combo!
    .-= nola at the alamo´s last blog ..Rambling About the Garden =-.

    Nola, if you do, be sure to call first. I don’t think he is open all summer.~~Dee

  9. Carol, May Dreams Gardens says

    What great finds. I heartily agree, shop local nurseries as much as you can. And if you get to know the people who work there, they will often save back special plants for you or clue you in on some new varieties. I frequent a local grower near me, and she treats me very well.
    .-= Carol, May Dreams Gardens´s last blog ..Garden Design Update: A Guest Post From the Garden Fairies =-.

    Carol, knowing people is always the best way to go.~~Dee

  13. Jo says

    Love those Petunia’s and all the pics! Great post too. Local is the way to go & I hope they appreciate your spreading the word about these gems! Maybe Oklahoma needs to go on our list of states to consider moving to…
    .-= Jo´s last blog ..Sharing Spring In My Neck O’ The Woods =-.

    Thanks Jo. I try for local if I can. You can see the flowers growing here. Of course, I had to drive 45 minutes to get there, but oh well. It was a wonderful trip.~~Dee

  14. Frances says

    Hi Dee, you have done a great service to these nursery owners and the plant lovers in and around your area. Sometimes the advertising budgets for these types of places are small or none and word of mouth and blog helps a lot. I love that petunia and the other thing you have shown. Daylilies bred right there are the best kind too. Hope they get loads of business from this. 🙂
    Frances
    .-= Frances´s last blog ..Knot Garden Time =-.

    Hi Frances, I hope so. Wish you were here, and we’d make the loop.~~Dee

  15. Kelly Bundy says

    I love those petunias! I’m planning a trip near Mustang soon. I hope Whispering Springs Greenhouse still has some when I get there! So so pretty. Thanks for sharing!
    .-= Kelly Bundy´s last blog ..And a good time was had by all =-.

    Kelly, they had quite a few, but they were only available in hanging baskets. Wonderful place.~~Dee