Visiting The Flower Nursery for Market Friday -by Sunscape

This spring has kept me quite busy at home with my own gardens. This week was the first chance I had to get away for a stroll through one of my favorite garden centers.



There are 17 very large greenhouses on the property which has grown so much over the 25 years that I have lived in the area. I can remember when he only had one large high tunnel. It is amazing how things have changed.



Can you imagine how much money it must take to fill 17 of these huge greenhouses? I can't even begin to guess, not to mention, but the help that he must now employ to care for it all.



On the outside of the building are all the perennial plants, small trees, and shrubs. The parking lot is always full no matter what time of day you drive by. That says a lot about the quality and the service he provides.



When you get out of the car it is hard to even decide in which direction to go, lol. The sea of colorful blooms draws you everywhere.



Now, remember that I am a few weeks late visiting the nursery since it opened so you can actually see some bare spots throughout. I know that every house always has tons of hanging baskets which were pretty much gone in most of them.



I have to say, I really appreciate that he places these benches around the property for us older folks to take a short break. It requires a lot of walking by the time you are done meandering through all the houses.

There are just so many flowers to see and you know it is hard to decide on which ones are worthy to bring home. Well, of course, they all are, but I do grow most of my own flowers, buying some is just a way I treat myself every year.



This Begonia was absolutely stunning and I even surprised myself that I did not buy it. I do love them and they are gorgeous in a hanging basket.



Now, I have to say that I adored this basket of salmon-colored Petunias. If I had not already grown my own and done my baskets already, this would have had to come with me. It was really hard to resist since I rarely use that shade in my garden scape.



In between the houses there are a lot of container planters filled with a vast variety of flowers.



Okay, so truth be told, I did cave in and purchase this red, white, and blue Verbena combination. It just spoke to me somehow and I know that my hummingbirds will enjoy it too. So I hung it right next to the hummingbird feeder for them to feast on as well.

Lastly, there must always be a flower or two or three, right Denise?



I want to thank @dswigle for creating #marketfriday where people from around the globe can share their market experiences.

Until next time, this is Sunscape
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