Shopping for Plants!
All of the plant vendors at the Frolic are growers. One won't find a Monrovia pot or Proven Winners tag here. Judith started the sale to help specialty growers and many of them have been coming since the event's inception in 2000.
Steamboat Island is one of the growers that have provided us with Dichroa febrifuga for the past few years. They specialize in eucalyptus, palms, and some years have grown some of the Restios which I adore!
Drawing a lot of attention was this Salvia uliginosa or Bog Sage. Beautiful sky blue wands!
I don't remember which agapanthus this is but it sure is gorgeous!
Admiring some of the many crocosmias in the Far Reaches area.
More plants to find.
Far Reaches brought this Lobelia giberroa that Linda Cochran blogged about here. I think I'll wait and see how hers fare this winter before I get one myself.
River Rock Nursery had lots of cool stuff including these Embothrium coccineum. My tiny seedling that I got in February has reached this size already.
Bloom river always has a great selection of conifers and maples.
Sorry I didn't see a sign for this vendor but she had a lot of great sedum and sempervivum varieties.
Ian from Desert Northwest brought some mouthwatering banksias.
and Optunia fragilis
A long-time infatuation of mine, this Oleria paniculata really wanted to come home with me but since It's died in the winter several times for me, I decided to wait.
So much green goodness. Do plan on attending next year's event!
There were many more vendors at the show who had superior plant offerings!
You simply can't beat this wonderful woodland/riparian setting for an event like this!
Someone else's cart full of some of my favorite plants! Hooray for new plant purchases!
