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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Signs of Spring

Oh, please utter the three little words that everyone longs to hear, "Plant Sale Today."

This also works.

A less wordy version also thrills. 

Alison, The Bonney Lassie, and I recently made our first field trip of the spring to the Northwest Perennial Alliance plant sale at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens.  More on that later.

Here are some other signs we saw that day.



Attention nursery professionals, a local nursery is

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

13 comments:

  1. That was the most fun I've had all year! Hooray for spring!

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  2. Very cute! I should post that "keep calm" sign in my office.

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  3. Thanks for the laugh today Peter, love the signs.

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  4. Tease! I wanted to see the plants!!!

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  5. Fun signs, and Alison looks happy--who doesn't, at a plant sale?

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  6. Like Alison's plant, is it a Trillium? I bet you both had a wonderful day!

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  7. Cute signs, I had a good laugh at the last one. Looking forward to seeing the perennials. Happy spring to you, Peter.

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  8. Cute signs, I had a good laugh at the last one. Looking forward to seeing the perennials. Happy spring to you, Peter.

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  9. Only Pansies need apply? They must have a great staff.

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  10. Cute signs. Looking forward to seeing the plants, though!

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