Whee! A day at the wholesale nursery...

[Dookus]

After 6 years of owning this place, I finally despaired of ever coming with a plan to actually DO something with my barren back yard. So I called an old friend who's a landscaper and we've started work on it.

He took me to a wholesale nursery today... WOW! First, the prices are unbelievable. About half or one third what you'd pay at a regular nursery.

We bought about 35 plants - vines, flowering plants, shrubberies, etc. This is just a start. He took down the names of all the other things I like that he thinks he can find cheaper.

He knows the name of EVERYTHING. He'd say "shall we go look at the coelocanths or whatever and I'd say "Ooh look! An orange flower!" He was very patient.

It'll be fun. He's gonna put in a brick patio and a little tiny pond and all sortsa bright happy flowers. yay!

[Fridays Child]

1. Pipe in some great music, set up a comfy glider...

...and you'll have your own little slice of heaven, right here on Earth.

[Wickerman]

2. I was kinda nervous when I opened this thread

Wholesale nursery?



good luck, I love landscaping~!

[redqueen]

3. Oh that sounds lovely!

I'm almost jealous of your blank slate!

And lucky you having a friend in the business.. that will help so much. Perhaps you'd be willing post pics as things progress? :)

[Dookus]

4. good idea

I should definitely do some before and afters.

[redqueen]

5. Yay!

I love gardening. :)

Are you getting koi for the pond?

[Dookus]

6. I doubt it

I really wanted some, but it's gonna be a very small pond and we have some serious raccoon problems around here. My neighbors have lost many fish to the 'coons. I think I'll just go with pretty plants. We saw a gorgeous papyrus today that would be beautiful in it.

[miss_kitty]

7. learn how to propigate-that means free stuff! plus

when your stuff gets big, you can split it up and swap stuff with your pals....

also shop at differnt times of the year...i go past one place where they bought everything in one week in april

nevermind, now that you are started, you will not stop