White Flower Farms - a brief visit

Good Morning All,

I will start with my comments and thoughts on visiting White Flower Farms. I had a lot of trouble sorting out my thoughts about visiting White Flower Farms; it was one of my first forays into the world of finer mail order plants and one of my first disappointments. ( I had very high expectations after ordering from Michigan Bulb.) In hindsight, they are a good source for those things I could not find elsewhere but not on my mail order A list.

This was the briefest visit of all the gardens we visited; it was also the last place we went on a flawless Saturday afternoon. I briefly visited the front gardens; I did not walk out to the back fields because I was tired and because I wanted to shop.

The front gardens were restful and had some lovely combinations of daylilies and roses. Bees were buzzing on the nepeta's - a small massing of several heights. The final impression was of walking in a peaceful place despite the number of people. There was another tour going through at the same time, an historic house tour, peopled by ladies in heels, hats and lovely dresses. I felt quite out of place in a tee shirt, shorts and sandals.

The real fun there was the shopping. There was a distressed plant sale going on! I could have bought much more, but limited myself a nepeta - Walkers Low and a blonde amaranth. ( I love them and grow new ones every year.) I eyed several other things, but I doubted if they would survive not being watered until my return home. ( I try not to water things that would sitting in a hotel room - seems inconsiderate.) I am kicking my self for not buying the copper plant markers - they looked so elegant!

Later today I'll write up Variegated Foliage Nursery. I have plants that need to be planted.
Cheryl

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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