An unexpected nursery visit...

Last week I had an appointment to meet a friend at her garden, take a few photos, and talk about her fantastic container collection. Looking around I commented on a few large clumps of sempervivum she'd recently planted, she shared the fact they were bargains at just $1.50. Then she offered to take me to the nearby nursery where she'd purchased them...

This was a completely unexpected turn of events!

Wowsa...

Amazing!
The price had gone up, although still a great deal...

These were $2 as well...

Yep...

Nope...

The charm of this place was off the rails. I asked the owner how long she'd been at it, some 25 years. "The plants just kept multiplying, so I started selling them..."

Aloe aristata

Hopefully she's planning to sow a few aloe seeds.

Now that's a passionflower!

Kalanchoe, maybe K. daigremontiana

So many plants!

Of course I was drawn to the NFS sections.

Several ferns have these furry feet, I'm not even going to guess at an ID. It's pretty fabulous though.

You know my line, right? There's always an agave, if you look hard enough...

Sometimes you don't even have to look all that hard.

These are all in pots, instant garden!

Happy bamboo, too...

Out front, by the road, there were cut flowers for sale.

I was tempted, they were only $5. But that was two and half pots of sempervivum!

My friend Beth did not hold back. Each flat holds 16 plants.

This was my haul. Ten sempervivum and an echeveria, only $22. I'm already wondering why I didn't buy more...

Of course, I'm having lots of fun with what I did buy...

The small piece of wood already had a hole in it, how could I resist?

Weather Diary, Aug 21: Hi 73, Low 60/ Precip .20"

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