…. 'Cause it won’t work very well.

I finally caved in and did what all the other display designers do: mix everything up for showtime!

So, I’ve got full sun plants right next to shade plants.

I’ve got plants that love water next to plants that don’t.

I’ve completely over-planted the garden table in the display and it probably won’t last until June if it does stay together.

And, I’ve compromised the roots on most plants in order to get it onto the table!!

BUT, at least I didn't include indoor plants with the outdoor plants! 

Yea, I broke most of the cardinal rules.

And I'm not sure I like it.

I normally try to match the plants within the container but I thought it was about time that I get a bit more creative – and I think that’s the only points I’ll get on this display! (Lol!) 

It was fun to toss aside the golden rule of “right plant, right place” out the window, but it kinda took away the challenge of it all. I think being an avid gardener, I am obviously head over heels for the plants, but I really enjoy the geeky-ness of “figuring it out” too. If every plant worked with every other plant, I think gardening would be a bit boring.

Here’s a list of the plants I used for the garden table for this display, use the map above to help you place them. I'll have more photos up on my blog tomorrow with the true miniature plants tagged and photographed:

Abies lasiocarpa ‘Duflon’ – Duflon Alpine Fir – Two Green Thumbs
Acorus – true miniature – Fancy Fronds
Acorus gramineus – Sweet Flag – Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Bellium minuta – Miniature Daisy - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Pyramidalis’ – Patricia Calvert Greenhouse/Washington Park Arboretum
Euonymus japonica ‘Microphyllus variegata’
Irish Moss Sagina subulata – Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Leptospermum rupestre – Tea tree syn. Humifusum - Patricia Calvert Greenhouse/Washington Park Arboretum
Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Mondo Grass - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Sagina sublata – Irish Moss - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Saxifraga simmerteri – Florabundance Sale
Saxifraga umbrosa – (Can’t find anymore, check with your local nursery.)
Sedum obtusantum  - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Sedum spurium 'Tricolor' – Tricolor Sedum - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Sempervivum godaeri + assorted miniatures – Indoor Sun Shoppe/Courting Frogs Nursery
Soleirolla solerolii – Baby Tears - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Thymus lanuginosus (Wooley – around edge of table) - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' - Elfin Thyme - Two Green Thumbs or your local nursery
Ulmus minor ‘Jacqueline Hillier’ – Jacqueline Hillier Elm - Two Green Thumbs