Driving round to the parking lot of Tacoma's Jungle Fever Nursery for the Adventurous Gardener, the fabulous new purple, teal, and orange gates really pop out of the foliage!
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Jerry, JF's owner, celebrates all phases of the garden. These cool Tracycarpus berries were tastefully displayed in several areas.
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It was at Jungle Fever that Ciscoe Morris (Northwest garden show host, author, and all around plant enthusiast) and I first saw grevilleas growing and for sale in our area. 'Canberra Gem' with rosemary-like foliage is in full bloom right now.
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You can't see it in this picture but the head and footboards flank a water feature making this a waterbed.
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It's not all big-leafed hardy exotics, there are also pretty flowers and a great selection of unusual plants of all sorts.
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Langley Fine Gardens grows a lot of hard-to-find vines, perennials, and annuals and Jungle Fever is one of the few nurseries in the area that carries plants from this groovy grower.
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Ooh, this Osteospermum is much darker than it appears in this picture so the golden bits really make a statement.
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This is the kind of place where you can simply sit and enjoy the garden for a while during your shopping visit.
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I'm so glad that this unusual and fun nursery continues to operate only fifteen minutes from my house!
Feeling adventurous? Let's go in, shall we?
Jerry, JF's owner, celebrates all phases of the garden. These cool Tracycarpus berries were tastefully displayed in several areas.
It was at Jungle Fever that Ciscoe Morris (Northwest garden show host, author, and all around plant enthusiast) and I first saw grevilleas growing and for sale in our area. 'Canberra Gem' with rosemary-like foliage is in full bloom right now.
What's everyone looking at?
Plants, that's what!
So much to see!
You can't see it in this picture but the head and footboards flank a water feature making this a waterbed.
Exotic, fun, and funky as always, there's something for everyone.
It's not all big-leafed hardy exotics, there are also pretty flowers and a great selection of unusual plants of all sorts.
Got bugs? We'll eat them for you!
Langley Fine Gardens grows a lot of hard-to-find vines, perennials, and annuals and Jungle Fever is one of the few nurseries in the area that carries plants from this groovy grower.
Ooh, this Osteospermum is much darker than it appears in this picture so the golden bits really make a statement.
These had to come home with me along with a few other fab plants.
This is the kind of place where you can simply sit and enjoy the garden for a while during your shopping visit.
All too soon, it was time to head back out the purple gates with my plants and head back home.
