Every year around this time, I make a visit to a local greenhouse to buy some flowers. Actually, Bob and I visit it quite often just to wander the aisles and look at perennials, but the first visit of the year is to buy hanging baskets and a pot of flowers for the front porch.
The name of the place is
Countryside Greenhouse, and it is huge! There is 8 acres of shopping area there, so you have a good chance of finding what you are looking for. They have flats of flowers, hanging baskets, perennials, shrubs, trees, decorative items, tools, fertilizer... It's fun to just look around.
Whenever I go in, I'm always struck by how huge it is. Racks of flowers for as far as you can see!
The hanging baskets are on a track that moves so the light doesn't always hit them in the same spot.
There are 6 cats that live there, so you never know where you might see one. I saw this one hiding under the rows of flowers.
The checkout area is shaded by all the Boston ferns hanging overhead.
Here's my finds; a fuschia, a mixed basket and a pot of various plants that is now on my porch.
I'll be back for more!
Hi Mari, Wow! What a nice place to search for flowers. I love your purchases. Cute shot of the kitty, too. I don't blame you for going often just to take in the beautiful aisles.
ReplyDeleteI love Fuschia plants. I haven't had one in a while. Maybe I'll look for one to hang this summer! I love your choices!
ReplyDeleteWe have a garden centre fairly close to home that is full of plants, but not that full! How do they water those hanging ferns without soaking everyone underneath? :D
ReplyDeleteMy flowers are just starting to show off here in NoALA. My lantana is starting to bloom and spread. It looks so pretty. I can't wait to see photos of your pretty yard Mari.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have anything like that here, or if we do I haven't heard of it. Wow - that's a lot of flowers. I'd have such a difficult time making up my mind. But, you did perfectly. I really like what you chose. :)
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I look forward to your trip there every year~ haha. That place is huge and amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an awesome place! You got some great finds.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun!! I love the baskets!
ReplyDeleteHuge! And beautiful. I have a few plants here....we should have invested in wheels....we moved them in and out for a month as frost threatened. Now I know why they say to wait! I love the fuschia.....reallly attracted the hummers for me!
ReplyDeleteI always love places like this. I have been buying a few plants for my front porch. I love this time of year!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite parts of Spring/early summer! I started getting some of mine just today! Still lots more though to go. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove your finds!! Beautiful. xoxo
That would be like a kid in a candy store! So many, and so pretty...it would be hard to decide for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh my, what a fun place to shop!
ReplyDeleteLove those pots of flowers that you chose.
It's so fun to shop for plants!!
Happy growing season.
~K.
I remember your visit last year! That place is amazing and your purchases are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI remember this place! I have never seen any garden center so huge and 8 acres? That is amazing! You bought some lovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteGreat taste, Mari. I like your finds. We usually get our perennials at Walmart or Home Depot. I've got one of those husbands I like to do this with, but he likes to pick the blooms. Sometimes the colors do not even go in my opinion, but it's a small thing --- too many other battles to pick!
ReplyDeleteThat place is incredible. How do they take care of everything? I wouldn't know where to look, much less what to buy. Then I'd buy it and kill it. Haaahaha xoxo
ReplyDeleteI just KNOW I would spend way too much if I went there.
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