Mahonia Aquifolium

This is a plant. A nice one at that. The other day I was hoeing a row of Mahonia Aquifolium. The reason I know this is because of the tag that was in the row. It has a leaf that looks like a holly but it has shades of red in it. It may be a holly. What do I know. I want one. Or two.

Actually, if I had the money I would get one or two of everything at the nursery. I love plants.

Years back when I worked at Grass Root Gardens (a garden center in NC) I never did take home a paycheck. One reason was I didn't have a "green card" yet. Second they liked to pay in cash. This was good and bad. On pay day I immediately turned around and bought plants. I would arrive home with a truck load of plants and Kirk would say "Looks like Pay Day".

If it wasn't for us still adjusting to our new life I would be spending my pay on plants. Maybe next year.