It is human nature – some people are just inherently afraid of commitment. Buying a plant and putting it in a FLOWER BED in front of the house for all to see is a public commitment. YIKES!! What if it dies? Everyone will know it was me. For shame! Or worse, what if it is […]
Devil’s Backbone (insert scary music ooooOOOOoooo)
With Halloween a few weeks away, I thought it would be a fitting topic! This little gem is called “Devil’s Backbone,” at least that is its nickname…it is a type of Kalanchoe (yes, I had to google how to spell that!). This little fella has been living on my porch for well over a year […]
It was MINT to be!!
I have an adorable pig pot….an adorable pig pot that murders everything I put into it. Yes…it is probably user error, but I do partially blame the pot for lacking a drain hole. Inevitably I drown everything I have plant in my adorable death trap. It is really surprising to me how far a little […]
A Vine of Mine
I have decide that I really love the potato vine. Love it. We sell two colors – a dark purple and a limey green. One day I noticed at the shop a hanging basket of the purple color. The basket was full and bushy and BEAUTIFUL!! “Yes ma’am,” I thought to myself, “that would look […]
Contrary to Popular Belief
Contrary to my name, I do not kill every plant that I touch…just most of them. Let me rewind to 13 years ago. My mom bought me an ivy to keep on the porch of my dorm my freshman year in college. As you may be shocked to know, this ivy is STILL alive! I […]
Who Knew?
OK, first of all this isn’t really Karie, this is her sister-in-law Emma! Last Fall, after Halloween I tossed the pumpkins onto our compost pile. The seeds germinated and grew and I am harvesting pumpkins! Who knew? Trouble is…who wants pumpkins in June?
A New Level of Assassination
Hi, my name is Karie, and I am addicted to buying “pretty” plants. What can I say? I am a sucker for unique flowering plants, even more so if they smell nice too! Oh yes ma’am (and sir too) I cannot resist the urge to impulse buy! If you have been into our store recently, […]
Third Time is a Charm!
Third time is a charm! Or is it three strikes I am out? I guess that remains to be seen! Well, I finally bit the bullet and started my annual herb and vegetable garden. I MAY have let them sit in a box on the front porch for about three weeks before actually planting them….but […]
Peter vs. Karie
Do you know how hard it is to marry into the Nelson family? Plants are in the genes….Peter was BORN to be in this field. Both Rolf and Anita have Horticulture degrees and Peter, a Landscape Architecture degree. No pressure.
