another bloomin' Friday nursery visit

Ornamental red banana

This morning I visited another favorite nursery located in the parish of St. Joseph. The owner Anthony, is an eccentric local who is a pioneer of the nursery business on the island. He has a very wide variety and is very pricey. The location is cooler so everything there thrives. His gingers are to die for, and seem to thrive without any effort. Anthony has created a beautiful garden sanctuary in a gully next to the nursery which is now open to the public for a fee. For more blooming Friday blooms why not take a skip over to Katarina at roses and stuff.

Bloomin' Friday nursery visit

I went by another nursery I haven't visited for a some time (approximately 2 years). The reason ......well I didn't need to add more plants to my garden nahhh, well because this nursery is the most expensive on the island. They cater to the rich and famous (and the stupid). It is owned by a transplant from the state of Mississippi who has lived on the island for many years. The owner is not a bad guy really, if I see something I want and I don't like the price his staff gives me, I will call him and he will tell them how much I am going to pay. And this is all the time! I saw something I may go back for, a dwarf purple crinum. They want the equivalent of $17.50 USD I pointedly told them that the price is too high. So I was told that they will take $12.50 USD for it. I still think it is too much. I will sleep on it for now. The nursery itself imports many of the plants from Florida. It is well laid out and very tidy. I was asked by the owner to come and run it for him and I quickly declined. I have had enough of managing people and going to work for other people. Hey I am a free spirit and hate to be cadged in. For more blooming Friday, take a stroll over to Katerina at roses and stuff.