Dig Customer Appreciation Event with Richie Steffen and Some Surprises

On June seventh, Sylvia and Ross at Dig Nursery threw a customer appreciation event which included delicious refreshments and  a demonstration of the creation of a fern table  by Richie Steffen, curator of the Elizabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden and author of a new book entitled The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns, which was favorably reviewed by Dominique Browning in the New York Times Book Review.  There were also drawings for prizes.  It was quite a party!


Lots of basil including a variety called lettuce leaf or something like that.  The leaves are much larger than standard basil - perfect for sandwiches!


Tom and I arrived a bit early so that I could scope out the nursery.  Blogging pal Alison pulled into the parking lot at the same time and we had fun checking out plants together!  As we walked in, a familiar person (from Linda Reeder's Blog)  approached.  "You're Glenda." I said.  Glenda was surprised that I knew who she was.  An avid reader of garden blogs, Glenda also loves Dig.  It was a delightful surprise to meet her and her husband Don!  Another very nice lady in attendance thanked me for blogging as often as I do which was very kind of her. I wish that I'd asked her name but she disappeared.




Carnivorous plants a go go  from Jim at Courting Frogs





 I have loved this long stone table running down the middle of the greenhouse since first seeing it.  It works well for displaying merchandise but would also make a wonderful dining table if one had a huge family.





Another well done Hover dish.  Notice the tentacled planters  in the background.  Aren't they fun?


Leftover piece of cake.  The previous day at Dig, Mari Malcolm of Lusher Life who created the floral wedding cake at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, gave classes on how to create a piece of floral cake using Floral Soil.










The  maniacal genius,  Mr. Steffen, attacking a defenseless stump in preparation for his upcoming demonstration.


 



After the demonstration, Sylvia had Richie draw numbers for prizes.  Mine didn't come up but Tom's did.  Because Tom couldn't decide, I chose  and got a bag containing an Eryngium 'Neptune's Gold' (beautiful) a cute little hand broom that is perfect for the potting bench, and a fifty dollar gift certificate.  Needless to say, I used the gift certificate immediately to buy some cool plants!