Armstrong Garden Center, in Claremont, California

Last January after visiting Pitzer College (here and here) and before hitting the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden I stopped in Armstrong Garden Center (32 locations!)...

I wasn't shopping for anything in particular (especially since we flew) but always enjoying sampling the local flavor...

The kid in me found the name of this asparagus fern hilarious. I think I actually laughed out loud.

It was quite attractive too....

Oh to be able to grow tree ferns in the ground.

Sunny succulents.

Which were a little on the pricey side.

More laughs here, "cactus juice"...

With "cactus loving calcium"...who knew?

I did end up buying a small Agave 'Little Shark', but for some reason didn't take a photo of it at the nursery, it was over in that display somewhere...

With a car to haul home my treasures I could surely have done some quality shopping.

Maybe a nice big 5-gallon Leucadendron argenteum for $45...

Or a stunning Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'...

Inside there were lots of colorful Bromeliads.

I was (of course) drawn to the orange ones...

Weather Diary, June 15: Hi 63, Low 55/ Precip .45"

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