felicitous holiday , LAAP attender ! It ’s hard to consider that another gardening time of year is now ( nearly ) in the volume . As we believe ahead to the New Year — and bound 2020 — we’re thought process about which plant are die onto our vacation wishing inclination . Now , we do n’t expect our loved ones to buy us plants this clip of year , but a nice gift certificate to a pet nursery would be idealistic ( confidential information , soupcon ) . With those sorcerous garden shopping mall certificate , we ’d piece up a few specific hoarded wealth that we ’ve been trap for . apart from Steve and Danielle ’s wish leaning , we reached out to Stacey Hirvela of Spring Meadow Nursery to see what someone who has access to acres upon acres of plants is wishing for in 2020 . And be sure to remain tune for Peter ’s end - of - year musings ; they ’re certain to give you a giggle — which we could all use while rush around completing our pre - holiday tasks .
Happy New Year from all of us atLet ’s Argue About Plants !
Expert testimony : Stacey Hirvela , shrub specialist for Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven , Michigan .

DANIELLE ’S LIST
‘ Effendi ’ Oriental poppy ( Papaver orientale‘Effendi ’ , Zones 3–8 )
‘ Little Gem ’ Southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora‘Little Gem ’ , zone 6–9 )

‘ Dark Eyes ’ velvet plant ( Verbascum‘Dark middle ’ , Zones 5–9 )
‘ White Marseilles ’ fig ( Ficus carica‘White Marseilles ’ , zone 6–9 )
STEVE ’S PLANTS

‘ Sem ’ mistaken spirea ( Sorbaria sorbifolia‘Sem ’ , Zones 2–8 )
Miss Wilmott ’s spectre ( Eryngium giganteum , Zones 4–8 )
‘ Golden Candles ’ easterly white pine ( Pinus strobus‘Golden cd ’ , Zones 3–9 )

‘ Purple Fountain ’ purple beech tree ( Fagus sylvatica‘Purple Fountain ’ , Zones 4–7 )
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