by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 15, 2013 | flora grubb, nursery
I made my first visit to Flora Grubb Gardens yesterday, a San Francisco garden shop I’ve admired online for years. It’s wonderful, and exceeded my expectations in terms of overall fabulousness. Flora Grubb was our last stop of the day before heading home to Sacramento, and the timing was almost perfect.
Except for Ritual Coffee Roasters being closed for the day, we happened to visit in the last hour before closing time. They were “un-crowded” enough for us to enjoy the park-like peacefulness and the opportunity to explore all parts of the nursery, from the outdoor garden vignettes with color-coordinated plants, pots and furniture, to the napping nursery cat, to all the cool, clever and useful supplies inside.
This is air plant heaven, succulent heaven, junk art heaven, garden furniture heaven, and nursery + cafe heaven. We even experienced parking heaven as I was able to pull my Honda into a spot right out front. After a day of parking dramas and dodging buses, cyclists, and pedestrians, it felt somewhat decadent to be able to park… for free… at the entrance.
by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 7, 2006 | annie's, bargains, fall, nurseries, nursery
Just a reminder… to myself and others… that we only have until December 31 to get the 15% discount on plants at Annie’s Annuals. We’re nearing the end of the northern California prime planting season, but heck, I’ve seen plants go in the ground in January and not even blink. What? Plants don’t have eyes? Oh, you sticklers…
The plain truth is that nurseries have a hard time selling non-blooming plants and right now not a lot’s blooming. As long as you know what you’re looking for– or are in the mood for some surprises– and the plant looks healthy, you can find great nursery bargains. Fall-planted trees, perennials, shrubs and cool-season annuals get an excellent head start, mostly in the form of crucial root growth, compared to those planted in Spring.
Bay Areans, you can just plant and plant and plant whenever you feel like it because you live in the land of perpetual springtime. Am I jealous? No way, Jose. Picture a San Franciscan kneeling in his garden, humming a techno-folksy tune while planting pansies and then boom, The Big One. Pansies flying, the ground undulating and perhaps opening up. Nah, Valley winters are ok by me. Valley living is ok by me. Makes me feel grounded. Literally.
I do want to make a mad dash to Annie’s soon, though.
If you order online, note the following disclaimer: * Discount applied at checkout to new orders only. Does not include shipping.
