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In the Greenhouse
April 10, 2008 |
Sun, my relative
Be good coming out
Do something good for us.
Make me work.
I can do anything in the garden;
I hoe, I plant corn, I irrigate.
- Havasu Indian prayer
Each March, one of the local ‘events’ we look forward to is the opening of Five Mile Farm and Greenhouses. It’s a relatively small operation run by Chuck and Sharon Gross since the early ’80s. They converted a plot adjacent to their home into a garden center, and open it for business four months a year.
It’s a short distance from our home, at a busy intersection. When one pulls into their parking lot, one is transported into an oasis that restores one’s five senses.
Nurseries are as important a community resource as libraries or parks. They make us stop and ponder how our food grows, where it comes from, and how resources are utilised. Most of the veggies and herbs we grew last year came from our local nursery.
Most of what we have learnt about gardening has been through the staff at nurseries who know the local soil and weather conditions and won’t scurry past you when you want to ask a few questions. They share their vast knowledge patiently and willingly.
The only downside to shopping at a local nursery is that some (like ours) have a ‘no-returns’ policy, unlike Hell-Mart. However, as far as we’re concerned, Hell-Mart can go suck on sour lemons after the latest evil stunt it’s pulled.
The benefits of supporting local businesses are many. It’s great to know that your sapling took root a mile from your home, tended to by loving hands. It’s wonderful to be able to ask the gardeners what fertilisers and pesticides they used (if any), and how to tend to your plant when you get it home.
We love shopping here, or simply walking around for a mood lift when it’s grey and dreary outside. Here’s a glimpse of our local nursery.
Herbs
Veggies
More veggies
Tomato plants
Strawberry Plants
Bell Pepper plants
Onion plants
Lettuces and edible flowers
More Herbs
Flowers
Mozart in the morning ??
Planters
To the checkout counter …
This is our entry for Weekend Herb Blogging, which we are hosting this week.
GARDENING, greenhouse, herbs, nursery, Photo Essays, spring
Oh my my! just the pictures restore my five senses ;;). We felt the same when we visited daffodil hills close to our home. A family opens the gates to the public free of cost to take a look at the “host of golden daffodils”
Beautiful pictures!! :bow:
What lens did you use?
Hema
most of them were taken with a point and shoot camera. the others were taken with a sigma 18-200 mm lens.
Thats what I come to jugalbandi for everyday, to feed my visionary senses and ignite the others !!
Love your nursery, it reminds me of our fav nursery in africa, they had little water fountains too. Thanks for this post, I will go look for some in CT 
you are hosting WHB this week :horn: , I shall post something for that now :bow: .
I loved the idea of Green house always. One of our distance relative had a huge green house at their farm . I used to spent hours there . Your post is treat for eyes… :yes:
I can go over over again with those pict. Wonderful nursery and beautiful shots :yes:
Great shots indeed..
Hello!
I very much enjoy your blog. I wanted to thank you for your excellent and inspiring work by passing on a nomination for “E is for Excellent”.
You could win the Click competition every single time as far as I am concerned. Thank you for sharing all those inspiring photos.
Great work! Thank you,
Alexandra
How bountiful and beautiful!
Lovely Lovely photographs. Will try to submit something for WHB. I haven’t participated thus far but your photos inspire me to do so. Thanks.
Eye candy! beeeeeeeeeeyoooooootiful!
That hell - mart clip was a shocker! :devil:
neat pics..I just love the potted pansies!
Love these pictures. For some reason the strawberry plants pic calls out to me. Maybe it’s because I just had some really great strawberries
I am in California for a few days - yay 
holiday! Not that you need to know this, I am just sharing my joy. Vacation. Away from work. :horn:
Beautiful pictures…Though i visit ur blog often i didnt comment.No where near u to comment about your stunnning blog
Beeeeyooootifuul! Nature in all its glory captured by creative eyes :love:
Hi Bee,
Thanks for visiting my blog!
By the way, I had a quick question about growing herbs. I have never ever grown anything green and strongly suspect I did not inherit my mother’s green thumb
Nevertheless the idea of growing your own fruits and veggies (probably a distant dream for now, since we live in a townhouse) is very appealing to me. Hence, I was thinking of starting by growing herbs in pots indoors (maybe?). Would you recommend that for a beginner?
Thanks!
yes.
http://jugalbandi.info/2007/03/its-time-to-grow-beautiful-things/
Refreshed my senses…beautiful pics, a walk through the local nursey on a “not busy day” is really relaxing
I agree. Local farmers are patient in answering questions. Our herb guy will not sell anything that doesn’t thrive in the dessert. Seeing that we were from India, he grew some holy basil, just for us. I was flabbergasted with this gesture.
Hey nice pictures
Finally I know that you are planning your garden. Thank god for that. I have been browsing your gardening posts (learnt lot from them) and wondering why no green posts this year. I am hugely inspired to dig up my own vege patch after seeing yours. Also started on the seedlings last month. So most of them are peeking from the soil. Planted a few radishes (I know you dont like them) in pots. Waiting to see whats in your garden this year.
Since your hosting weekend herb garden, I was wondering if I could send some mint your way. I grew them from stems after I plucked all the leaves out and I dont blog.
sure send it in. i’m interesting in knowing how you grew mint from stems.
Hi Jai and Bee,
>>http://jugalbandi.info/2007/09/cucumbers-and-the-summer-bounty/
what is the variety of the cukes that you’ve grown?
burpees.
Bee, I feel fresh after seeing ur great and amazing pictures u have captured.It has rejuveneted my spirits.Thanks!!!!!!
We are like kids in a candy store when we got to the nursery! :horn:
These pictures just get our gardening fingers twitching with desire! Yesterday we just finished off our garden plots for spring and summer vegetables. Our backs are tired, our hands are raw from toiling gloveless in the soil, but our souls feel so much richer from it. We can’t wait for all the new veggies to soak up the sun so that we can enjoy the earths bounty!
Yeah! for you for supporting the local guys! We’ll be submitting our entry for WHB later on tonight!
this was a wonderful walk through your nursery - perfectly picturesque. I am so looking forward to your gardening sessions now. Me have no green thumb you see!
lovely pics…loved the colours….and the cute baskets of flowers…give me some ideas about recycling all those cane baskets with flower arrangements we get here…
they are useful to sort mail, keep toiletries or generally to store stuff.
Stunning photos, I’m quite envious of your greenhouse trip (and feeling inspired to plant some herbs myself).
Just wanted to say thanks for posting those lovely photos. You two are so inspiring in your lens work!
Ooo … don’t you *love* bell pepper starters? I always end up getting a zillion every year, but it just doesn’t get hot enough here for them to really prosper!
I *love* this post, as I scroll down, my smile grows, my eyes widen … all the colour, variety, shades of green :love:
What a wonderful greenhouse! I love to explore these kinds of stores. I’m just about ready to start shopping for plants for this year’s garden. First, I have to do a bit more work!
oops…came back here to ogle…and realised there was a typo in my comment…what i meant to say was the flowers in the baskets “gave” me ideas on recycling those cane baskets!! sheesh….i sounded so rude!! btw…i did plant some flowering and cascading plants in those baskets and they look so pretty…sorting mail and storing stuff isnt such a bad idea too
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