After visiting the Heronswood plant sale and garden, I always visit nurseries in the area. A nice young person directing traffic in the nearly full parking areas of Valley Nursery was a sign that something special must be happening. Seems that we'd luckily happened upon the first day of their annual spring sale!
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Customers and workers alike were in a jovial mood, enjoying a warm dry day surrounded by plants. Well, most everyone seemed happy. This guy wasn't saying much.
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So much to see that it was hard to decide between shopping and taking pictures. Dancing rodent topiary anyone?
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It's a good thing I didn't realize that this 'Bonfire' dwarf flowering peach is the one with gorgeous foliage I'd admired in one of Loree's posts or it would have come home with me. I don't have space for another tree no matter how small or how beautiful the foliage!
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Emerging peony foliage. Oh to have space enough to grow more of these glorious things.
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This wood-bodied pheasant was 50% off and could hide in a back corner of a garden to surprise visitors but he decided to stay at the nursery for someone else to take home.
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Customers and workers alike were in a jovial mood, enjoying a warm dry day surrounded by plants. Well, most everyone seemed happy. This guy wasn't saying much.
His Viking friend was equally stone-faced.
All sorts of things were discounted and some plants had really deep discounts.
Conveniently sized so that standard plastic pots can hang right inside.
So much to see that it was hard to decide between shopping and taking pictures. Dancing rodent topiary anyone?
So much color!
It's a good thing I didn't realize that this 'Bonfire' dwarf flowering peach is the one with gorgeous foliage I'd admired in one of Loree's posts or it would have come home with me. I don't have space for another tree no matter how small or how beautiful the foliage!
Meanwhile, in the houseplant area...
So much prickly goodness!
These broken pot gardens are always fun.
Emerging peony foliage. Oh to have space enough to grow more of these glorious things.
This wood-bodied pheasant was 50% off and could hide in a back corner of a garden to surprise visitors but he decided to stay at the nursery for someone else to take home.
Um, well, uh. From Design Toscano comes Oktoberfest Otto, a slightly underdressed fellow.
For those who prefer more refined garden helpers...
Either way, this is pretty good advice.
