My friends Frankie and Susan and I are known as the Three Marketeers around these parts…we haunt all the garden centers and farmers markets and pile the car to the brim with treasures wherever we go.
Today it was friggin cold and a few snowflakes fell but we braved the elements to shop for plants. Springs comes early in the Pacific NW and we dont want to ever get caught off guard with our plants down!!
ABOVE…ME WITH MY NEW APRICOT HELLEBORE!
Photo from my iPhone by Frankie
FRANKIE AND HER NEW MOTTO
THE POT WE WANTED TO BRING HOME…IT’S HUGE!
SUSAN AND FRANKIE LITERALLY NOT GETTING CAUGHT WITH THEIR PLANTS DOWN
PART OF THE OUTDOOR SECTION
THE GARDEN CENTER WAS CALLED GARDEN FEVER
OK..I’m officially ready to plant that hellebore!! Where’s my 50 degrees we had last week??
Thanks so much Susan and Frankie!! The bakery was super yummy and the Thai soup was like comfort food on a cold day. Can’t wait to do this again soon
Jan Bruton says
January 24, 2009 at 8:05 pmHi Sandy,
It must be that time again- I stepped outside thinking I might clean up a bed or 2 after the recent storms – then the snow began and I thought better of it. I better check and see if any of my hellebores are showing signs of blooming! Jan
Sandra Miller says
January 24, 2009 at 8:34 pmHey Jan…now it’s OUR turn to catch up. Frankie, Susan and I hadn’t seen one another since ….hmmmmmm I think it was early October???? OMG that’s BAD..
We need coffee/plant outing!! I need to go out and see if my hellebores are even up. Thanks for stopping in Jan!!!
Diana says
January 25, 2009 at 12:16 pmHi Sandy,
Please tell Frankie and Susan ‘hi’ for me. My hellebores are buried under about 2 ft of snow!
Nan McGee says
January 25, 2009 at 10:25 pmYou may be cold now, but I doubt if that gorgeous hellebore would grow in Texas in the best of weather!! I am getting the bug to dig in my beds again soon. NM
Sandra Miller says
January 26, 2009 at 8:47 amHI DIANA AND NAN!! I will totally say HI for you Diana. Wish all of us girls could go garden shopping in a huge group….OMG I pity the poor garden centers!!! LOL!
Catherine says
January 26, 2009 at 11:57 amLooks like fun! I’m so jealous, Diana and I won’t even be able to see our grass until June the way things are going here!