tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post3888273530668522349..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: The Nursery CircuitBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-52788168074015283102011-02-20T17:25:29.157-06:002011-02-20T17:25:29.157-06:00I've never been to the preview sale, but have ...I've never been to the preview sale, but have considered it. It might be worth it not to have to brave the crowds, or is it crowded, too? <br /><br />I did a couple posts showing B&B Greenhouse. I guess I did call that my favorite place. I've probably gotten more plants from there over the years than other garden centers. They are at 1st and Pioneers Blvd.<br /><br />Here's aCorner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-20399810886381710342011-02-20T17:02:38.324-06:002011-02-20T17:02:38.324-06:00Sue--Yup, I get impatient with milkweeds! I dug on...Sue--Yup, I get impatient with milkweeds! I dug one up last year thinking it was dead, and it starting coming out in the compost pile.... I LOVE getting things from the UNL Arboretum. Unique natives, and they grow well for me. Spring Affair is also nice, but I think you have to be at the preview sale to get the few really unique things, otherwise it's standard stuff on Saturday. I suppose, Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-63344454434398472362011-02-20T15:14:03.704-06:002011-02-20T15:14:03.704-06:00I'm not sure if I have a favorite place. I ma...I'm not sure if I have a favorite place. I make multiple stops to Finke's, B&B Greenhouse, Earl May on "O" Street, and Campbell's on 40th each season. Once in awhile I make it to the Urban Trail place. I also buy plants from the Haymarket Farmer's Market, and go to the Spring Affair a lot, but have come away frustrated for different reasons the last couple of Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-63643636743498912382011-02-20T11:14:58.390-06:002011-02-20T11:14:58.390-06:00Sue--Ah, you've got it! Campbell's on 40th...Sue--Ah, you've got it! Campbell's on 40th, then Finke, then Campbells on Pine Lake, and Earl May on HWY 2. That's my usual circuit. What's your favorite place?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-72009476763933114092011-02-19T22:17:33.548-06:002011-02-19T22:17:33.548-06:00Hi Benjamin,
I enjoyed this account of plant shop...Hi Benjamin,<br /><br />I enjoyed this account of plant shopping. I thought the first place was Earl May on O Street, but you said the next one was east of it, and I'm pretty sure the second one is Finke's. I'm not sure what your other ones are.<br /><br />Oh, I just saw it is supposed to be quite cold on Monday. I am so ready for spring!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-78630457392097941082011-02-14T14:35:45.685-06:002011-02-14T14:35:45.685-06:00TM--A bike! That's what I need. Of course, tha...TM--A bike! That's what I need. Of course, that's like 8 miles. I know, you'll say that's nothing, but even with pots?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-66665076074897327022011-02-13T22:10:31.555-06:002011-02-13T22:10:31.555-06:00Yeah, I've found riding my bike to nurseries a...Yeah, I've found riding my bike to nurseries and plant sales really is very helpful. There's only so much you can stick in the panniers, and even if you ask a friend, you don't want to look as if you're buying too much.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-83172622309352128112011-02-09T18:03:07.615-06:002011-02-09T18:03:07.615-06:00D--I make my students read their papers aloud for ...D--I make my students read their papers aloud for this very reason. I am a bad bad writer.<br />Scott--Yes! Nurseries are like clothing stores or car dealers. Car dealers. I'm still so new to all of this I'm in a daze, a newly wed glow. May it never leave.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-79964082196441350742011-02-09T17:37:41.164-06:002011-02-09T17:37:41.164-06:00OMG...this all sounds a little too familiar! My pa...OMG...this all sounds a little too familiar! My partner often jokes that I don't really like gardening...I just like going to nurseries.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-47260448083691482552011-02-09T07:23:18.220-06:002011-02-09T07:23:18.220-06:00Benjamin - do delete the first two ;~) Susan J Twe...Benjamin - do delete the first two ;~) Susan J Tweit suggests reading the blog post aloud, one way to get past, I see what I thought, what I wrote, what I thought I wrote, what I expect to. I usually run mine past the Ungardener, who looks at it with fresh eyes - and says - what's a ... And as soon as I hit enter, I see it ;~(<br /><br />Went to ask two cats and the Ungardener on the Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-39262256944560599882011-02-08T21:24:46.853-06:002011-02-08T21:24:46.853-06:00Allan--Who wants to be cured! There are worse thin...Allan--Who wants to be cured! There are worse things--at least I don't use my plants for drugs, which I could. I know which ones to use. :)<br />Greggo--I can't imagine trying to garden, to pour your heart and soul out, in six places.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-4163141523822656692011-02-08T20:24:42.185-06:002011-02-08T20:24:42.185-06:00Story of my life! Except I have experienced those ...Story of my life! Except I have experienced those symptoms of plant addictions err.... pleasures at six different homes and working at three different nurseries. I wish I could put my own experiences into words such as you do. Nice..greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-66356847332801998702011-02-08T16:16:33.337-06:002011-02-08T16:16:33.337-06:00Don't count on buying only what's on your ...Don't count on buying only what's on your list, next time. It never happens. We are plantaholics and there is no cure.allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-56355573720932213202011-02-08T13:33:44.828-06:002011-02-08T13:33:44.828-06:00How hot does it get down by you in the summer?How hot does it get down by you in the summer?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-64049167670832243752011-02-08T13:33:12.877-06:002011-02-08T13:33:12.877-06:00Good god. I screwed up in the first sentence. From...Good god. I screwed up in the first sentence. From now on I'm sending you all my writing to proofread.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-43916647075435632152011-02-08T13:11:13.074-06:002011-02-08T13:11:13.074-06:00We are waiting, the sun is a little less fierce. T...We are waiting, the sun is a little less fierce. Then I will prune ruthlessly, removed the ones that are not resting, but dead. And plant out of a few years experience. What can survive - It's HOT here ...<br />(BTW waste or waist high, perhaps you meant that?)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com