Yesterday was warm again. I didn’t even wear a jacket. Awesome! Because of handbells I wasn’t home from church until late, so I didn’t work in the garden. I did, however, browse the garden section of Lowes. When I saw a bunch of Sky Pencil Hollies, I couldn’t believe it. I’ve been looking for something to make a living fence with. The gate to my back yard used to be flanked with rose bushes, but they were too floppy and big. I needed something narrow and tall. Sky Pencil Holly bushes fit that description perfectly! I got six.
As I waited in line, I changed my mind three times about another plant I had put in the cart, but not about the hollies. It was interesting to note the difference. I would describe it as the difference between a purchase that I would regret doing and a purchase I would regret not doing.
“I’m Linda Richman and welcome to Coffee Talk. Talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a topic: The Sky Pencil holly is neither a sky nor a pencil – discuss.”
Ha!
Hehe…it’s like butta!
Is that the same thing you have on the two corners of your porch? Because I really like those.
Yes. I took a picture of them to show what taller specimens looked like, but decided not to post it.
Here is a picture from a past post that kind of shows the porch hollies:
http://bradaptation.com/wp-content/Mulch6708.jpg
Do these hollies have a bee season like other hollies?
I had to look up a picture on the internet of this new plant…they will look excellent along side the fence!
(Is that a dead steer sticking out from under the mulch in your picture? )