native plants

went in to the farmer's market this morning for a couple of things. left, as always, with a LOT. but managed to keep it under $40, somehow...

we happened onto helen atthowe's booth of native plants and that's where i got the most exciting things -- but the things i hadn't planned for, of course. i got: 

a hollyhock, black-eyed susan, perinneal sunflower, two kinds of pestemon (rocky mt and small-flowered), and a flax bush, all of which i planted together in a circle xeriscape spot near the blueberries.

also got some catmint from helen, which we planted in the herb garden, and some alum root, jacob's ladder, and seedum, which i planted in the front (west-facing) yard. these are supposed to be okay with part shade, but they'll get the shade in the morning, which is not what they prefer. i hope they'll like it up there anyway. oh -- and i put a mock orange up there, too. same story. nothing really likes that hot, late-day sun! i hope they'll appreciate 'dappled light' because that's what they're getting...

at the other booths, i found an oregano (one of the three plants on my list) and a rhubarb, both of which i planted near the herb beds.