tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post6117110457215789819..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Swanson's Nursery In Decemberoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82476970660966556512015-12-14T05:34:59.104-08:002015-12-14T05:34:59.104-08:00Love those skinny little trees under the glass clo...Love those skinny little trees under the glass cloches. But it is killing me to look at those plants outdoors. I am thrilled to have no snow but to be able to see such things year round!LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-30929715439156593982015-12-12T20:03:16.633-08:002015-12-12T20:03:16.633-08:00You always find the most interesting displays to s...You always find the most interesting displays to share. Thanks for the inspiration! I need to get out to some of the garden centers and check out their indoor displays. Those trees (?) in the glass containers with lights are so festive!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-83952770667167904452015-12-12T10:52:16.202-08:002015-12-12T10:52:16.202-08:00OH! Those $8 Vriesea! I would have had to get that...OH! Those $8 Vriesea! I would have had to get that one in the middle. A nursery in Longview had some of those burlapped broms this summer, but they were all relatively blah Neoregelias. I keep wishing I could find some Vrieseas like those around here. I like the frog leg and Mossy the reindeer, too.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-72308947272767448712015-12-12T10:40:47.830-08:002015-12-12T10:40:47.830-08:00I'm still sighing over the $8 bromeliads...
P...I'm still sighing over the $8 bromeliads...<br /><br />P.S. It's not nice to gloat over WA's poinsettia prowess.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-73993793307115652102015-12-12T07:55:47.863-08:002015-12-12T07:55:47.863-08:00Delightful pictures! I did not know wher the reind...Delightful pictures! I did not know wher the reindeer trained.😊Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-83251848520239187772015-12-12T06:20:05.654-08:002015-12-12T06:20:05.654-08:00Oh this is really something. I live in a land of ...Oh this is really something. I live in a land of big box store Christmas so this is fine art for me. Thanks!<br />Those pots are something else. Brilliant, and so bright and lively on a drab December afternoon.<br />FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-58576129786803263952015-12-11T20:13:28.957-08:002015-12-11T20:13:28.957-08:00I love Swansons for the same reasons you do -great...I love Swansons for the same reasons you do -great plants and wonderful potted plant combinations. We didn't go there this year on our Christmas field trip because our guests are not especially plant people, but I could spent my whole visit just finding the plant filled pots. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7578109772868718062015-12-11T18:08:51.321-08:002015-12-11T18:08:51.321-08:00Wonderful photos! I went to Swanson's today an...Wonderful photos! I went to Swanson's today and was very pleased to see they still have many plants for sale. I LOVE visiting nurseries for a plant fix (my addiciton!) and hate seeing empty shelves in nurseries in wintertime. Today I admired these hardy Cyclamen (coum and pupurascens) and took home a Camellia 'Pink Icicle' that is ready to bloom. I love Swanson's!Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615367938215302817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-67710071253780617672015-12-11T16:23:38.416-08:002015-12-11T16:23:38.416-08:00Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I...Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. I ended up in this part of the country sort of by chance and am so grateful. Your cylinders would look great with tree scenes. I have a couple that I use for forcing paperwhites. They work well at holding those long stems upright.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-77304494227516719522015-12-11T16:18:49.432-08:002015-12-11T16:18:49.432-08:00PKW's never existed, they were just a fabricat...PKW's never existed, they were just a fabrication of garden bloggers in the PNW, an attempt to dissuade people from moving here and lessen the envy that gardeners in other parts of the country have for us. <br /><br />I was thinking the same thing about the filbert! It's fun to haul some of the decorations out of the basement again.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60000907376492277422015-12-11T16:13:21.069-08:002015-12-11T16:13:21.069-08:00Shocking, isn't it - you'd never have gues...Shocking, isn't it - you'd never have guessed!<br />We're so very lucky here but curmudgeons gotta curmudge! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-29398263165805821522015-12-11T16:11:03.649-08:002015-12-11T16:11:03.649-08:00It is a sweet thing. I wonder if it naturally blo...It is a sweet thing. I wonder if it naturally blooms at this time of year or if it's some sort of greenhouse magic. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87330874277196813152015-12-11T16:09:54.671-08:002015-12-11T16:09:54.671-08:00Yes, they saw your Norway posts, decided it was to...Yes, they saw your Norway posts, decided it was too cold there, and decided to spend the winter here instead.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-54094753837455952652015-12-11T16:09:07.278-08:002015-12-11T16:09:07.278-08:00I don't know if that gazebo was for sale but i...I don't know if that gazebo was for sale but if it were, it would probably be too expensive for me. In the past, when my Kalanchoe got to me, I put them up for adoption. I'm thinking that this one will live in the greenhouse where it can drop babies all over the place without a problem. At Rare Plant Research in Oregon City, they use the offspring as sort of a ground cover in potted succulents & the effect is that of a bonsai with moss covered soil. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87720041497321179962015-12-11T16:02:27.660-08:002015-12-11T16:02:27.660-08:00This is a great inside piece but outside, I'd ...This is a great inside piece but outside, I'd want to see a roof on it which would block the light in the D.G. area. You have a good point, though it would look best there. Maybe the D.G. could move to the area where the topiary tree is. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28564295397338332402015-12-11T16:00:26.148-08:002015-12-11T16:00:26.148-08:00The skill of the designer(s?) at Swanson's who...The skill of the designer(s?) at Swanson's who put these together is enviable! I've seen a lot of great plant combinations there over the years!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91108972868275728892015-12-11T15:57:11.558-08:002015-12-11T15:57:11.558-08:00Always a pleasure to share the fun!Always a pleasure to share the fun!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-92074503292353939552015-12-11T11:21:34.851-08:002015-12-11T11:21:34.851-08:00So many enormous places full of holiday cheer in y...So many enormous places full of holiday cheer in your area. Our nurseries have small indoor spaces so we're pretty much limited to the craft store for ideas. Your story about your mom's joy in the season is so sweet and makes your posts and story of decorating again even more special.<br /><br />Those glass cylinders with the trees are cool, I have collected so many of those over the years and tree scenes would be just the idea for them. Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3981731947414321312015-12-11T10:18:16.318-08:002015-12-11T10:18:16.318-08:00p.s. I'm so glad you're decorating for Chr...p.s. I'm so glad you're decorating for Christmas again!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71139024446862641862015-12-11T09:54:40.233-08:002015-12-11T09:54:40.233-08:00I had to laugh, that right under these words "...I had to laugh, that right under these words "How lucky we are to live in a climate that has winters warm enough for these plants to like this year round and cold enough to allow us to plant spring-flowering bulbs without having to refrigerate them." were pots full of Phormiums. Have you forgotten our PKW's?<br /><br />That frog leg...haha! And the contorted filbert with bird ornaments...I love it and could see a branch from your tree brought inside and given the same treatment...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19694442945854904772015-12-11T08:19:51.088-08:002015-12-11T08:19:51.088-08:00Wait, you like visiting nurseries?! LOL
Ah PNW, ...Wait, you like visiting nurseries?! LOL<br /><br />Ah PNW, so many plants available during winter. Stop complaining about how "cold" it is! ;) Around here you just see empty tables. <br /><br />Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-27561329364342688572015-12-11T08:17:13.059-08:002015-12-11T08:17:13.059-08:00We were at Swanson's last week to choose our C...We were at Swanson's last week to choose our Christmas tee and I noted the same "Pink Elf" saxifrage. So pretty!Sammie070502https://www.blogger.com/profile/07840565341523291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-38193905580594170292015-12-11T08:15:22.722-08:002015-12-11T08:15:22.722-08:00Ah ha. So that's why I didn't see any rein...Ah ha. So that's why I didn't see any reindeer in Norway! :)rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28733498876137208072015-12-11T07:54:05.826-08:002015-12-11T07:54:05.826-08:00P.S. I ditched all my Kalanchoes. They were true t...P.S. I ditched all my Kalanchoes. They were true to their common name "mother of thousands" and were giving birth all over my carpet! how do you manage them?chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-78137658171679009072015-12-11T07:50:17.344-08:002015-12-11T07:50:17.344-08:00It didn't occur to me until you pointed it out...It didn't occur to me until you pointed it out, and you are so right: Swanson's really do remain focus on plants all year long. Their pot displays are masterful. I have a number of saxifrage, but the that pink elf is a must. I'll be looking for it too next year.<br />I was hoping to see the white gazebo on your purchase list...chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.com