Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Silk Tassel

This shrub holds very strong and fond childhood memories for me. The first house I lived in from new born to about 6 years of age had one of these plants which was a great source of pretend food for 3 young girls to cook and serve in their outdoor play kitchen. Our bush was planted in 1989 and was given to me by Rod and Alex. It seems that every second year yields the most tassels.  

Garrya eliptica

Our 24 year old specimen is not particularly shapely but I have been working
towards shaping it into a more impressive form.


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