Plant Gifts from John Bagnasco

My husband Bruce's talent as a landscape architect coupled with my hobby of Ikebana-style flower arrangements and our dear friend John's uncanny ability to find the perfect plants for us creates a synergetic force that cannot be denied when it comes to any unusual, unique or beautiful specimen. Whether we are visiting gardens or nurseries together, if a plant elicits an exclamatory "we want one of those!" or "how can we live without it?", it usually ends up in one or both of our shopping baskets.

John knows that we collect Rohdea japonicas (also known as omoto) because of its historical roots to China and Japan. It is a rhizomatous evergreen known for its unique foliage and bright red berries. Centuries ago the Samurai families would take their prized omoto potted plants with them whenever they traveled with the Shogun. These treasured plants would be handed down from generation to generation, displayed in the shade and used for stylized arrangements. John has given us three rare variegated omotos to add to our collection and they will always remind us our deep ties of friendship.