Stopping by City People's Garden Store

After the plant sale a couple of Saturdays ago, I decided to stop by a nursery or two.  After all, this one was on my way home - sort of.  City People's Garden Store is in the middle of a busy urban Seattle Neighborhood and there are always interesting plants and all sorts of garden-related merchandise to peruse.  (previous post here.)

The good-sized outdoor yard closes for part of the winter so it's always exciting when it opens again and the new plants come marching in.

 Thuja orientalis 'Franky Boy' has lovely thread-like foliage which is "Wonderful in winter when 'Franky Boy' turns to bronze-orange."  Tempting and now that I've seen more images on the web, I may need to go back and get one.

There's Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' which seems to be coming down in price a bit this season.  

Lots of cool miniature evergreens and Acer palmatum.  What a difference a couple of weeks makes.  My Acers are unfurling leaves now!

Think Pink!  And a bit of purple.

 Echeveria

My newly-planted tulips are just starting to emerge from the ground while the ones that have been in my garden for years are blooming now.  Go figure.

Looks a bit like the holidays but heck, any color this time of year is welcome.  Of the three Hippeastrum that I put in the greenhouse before Christmas, one is completely finished blooming, the huge one with three bloom stalks is starting to wind down a bit, and the third is just now starting to show the top of a green stem.

Perfect with those red and yellow tulips!

A bevy of beautiful pots which usually seem a bit higher priced in Washington than what I've seen in Oregon.

Let's mosey inside and see what's going on.  This time of year, there are racks and racks of interesting seeds, bulbs, etc. along with everything one could possibly need to start them all. The indoor plants were calling out to be admired.

It's true, there's always an agave!  In this case, there were lots of them.  Looks like Fleetfoot and Foulweather Succulents and Cacti  have been by recently.  Wouldn't it be cool to see their growing operation?

Such cute little babies.  

No straw flowers glued to these cacti!

The indoor store goes on and on and is full of fun stuff!

Oh, Mr. Bromeliad, you are certainly handsome in bloom!

Although it doesn't quite fit my garden, I always admire this cool twig furniture.

What came home with me?   Three little oddballs:

Monadenium ritchiei

Can't find any information about this one but it's sure cute!

and Pseudolithos migiurtinus  

Happy new week!

Magic Afoot at Jungle Fever

Last Saturday, I got to work at Jungle Fever nursery for a few hours.  It was a day of heavy rain but cleared up a bit later in the day.  Of course I took my camera along to share some of the magic of the place with you!

This neon colored grevellea caught my attention.

Looking up.  Yes, that's a rose in glorious bloom in March!  Magic!

I'll be quiet for a while so that you can enjoy the pictures!

 Arctostaphylos

Bergenia

Azolla (mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern) is an aquatic fern!

Aponogeton distachyos or Aponogeton distachyum, also known as Waterblommetjie (lit. trans. water-floret), Cape-pondweed, Water Hawthorn, Vleikos and Cape Pond Weed.

Lewisia

Primula vulgaris

Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold'

Phyllostachys vivax

What's so special about this violet?

It's growing in this Butia capitata!  Magic I tell you!

Happy first day of spring; it's finally here! Hope you have a magical weekend!