Well this took long enough to get to, don't you think? I've written about the small space gardens at the NWFG Show, as well as the big display gardens. But while "looking" is all fine and good what's a show without a few shopping opportunities? Ya, that's what I thought. We'll start at the booth for Vashon Island's Dig. It's been written about by my friend Peter (click through for a look at them getting ready for the show) but that doesn't mean you shouldn't get to see more of their delicious styling...
I love how much the manage to cram into a small space, kind of like my garden...
That Jack Planter is planted to perfection.
Concrete diamonds and baby heads, everyone needs a few.
And cactus kokedama!
I love the Esther pots when I see them in spaces like this, but I just don't think my home has the right vibe.
Whoa! Monster Tillandsia up above...
More cactus kokedama...
Now we move over to the Swansons booth. I am not (very much NOT) a fan of Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'...
But this one, it actually caught my eye and made me stop to appreciate it.
These though, they just look a little sick.
I would have loved to come back on Sunday and see how many of those potted up guys were left. Do people actually shop like that?
Ferns, they're the next big thing you know. Succulents have had their moment (a very LONG moment) but now, it's all about the ferns.
Not that succulents are going away anytime soon.
Over in the Christianson’s Nursery booth I spotted this gorgeous Bromeliad. The price was such that it stayed behind.
This is a Grevillea robusta (Silky Oak), also in the Christianson’s booth. It was very very difficult for me to walk away from this one. However at $34.95 it would have been a very expensive annual.
Ditto for this Schefflera soleil at the Molbak's booth.
Over in the Vintage Market I noticed this fine pair of cement planters, under the table, in the dark. Okay you're right. What I really noticed were the poor Agaves inside the containers.
This interesting mash-up was at the Pacific Galleries booth. I managed to visit their retail location the next day (I'll be writing a little about that on Friday).
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Isn't it nice to be able to finish off a plant show visit with a spot of shopping? That DIG is my kind of a stall!
ReplyDeleteYou guys would love the nursery. Next time you're in the Seattle area...
DeleteSo funny how we learn to see things. I think that the big Fatsia Spiderweb looks like it has spider mites, or perhaps is terribly unhealthy and chlorotic, maybe missing a lot of manganese. The little ones actually look nicely variegated to me. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much great stuff, it would be hard to say no. Love the Dig booth. Those big Tillandsia are amazing and I love the bromeliad. Do you remember what it is? I have Vriesea saundersii on my list and it sort of looks like that one.
Thanks for the vicarious shopping trip.
See that's what I usually see when looking at F.J. 'Spiders Web' a sick, infested, plant. This one was so evenly colored. But as you say, yes. It is terribly interesting how different people see different things. I love to get a group talking about how they perceive color...I could go on with that for days!
DeleteI don't recall the name of that Bromeliad, Evan might...OH EVAN???
Love that corrugated container with the pussy willows. Never heard of Pacific Galleries, looking forward to your post about it.
ReplyDeleteI think Pacific Galleries has been a mainstay at the Vintage Market, they're always against the back wall at the end towards the open "garden-wars" space. The friend I was staying with was also singing it's praises (unrelated to the show) so I decided to stop. It is much more your average antique mall than anything garden related, still interesting. I'm afraid my lite coverage will leave you wishing for more...
DeleteI love that Jack Plantter - just not the price. Ferns will never replace succulents in my garden.
ReplyDeleteI know...it is VERY expensive! As for the ferns, no...I don't suppose they will. But for those of us who have been unable to fully participate in the succulent craze, we'll enjoy the change. Oh and did you know there are desert ferns? Ones that can take some sun and don't need constantly moist conditions? I just bought one last weekend at Cistus: http://plantlust.com/plants/cheilanthes-lanosa/
DeleteI wonder how long it took the DIG folks to set up that booth? That's an amazing amount of product! Was that one pot a real tortoise shell?
ReplyDeleteThey chronicled the set up on Facebook, it looked intense but like they were having a lot of fun too. Re: the shell I assumed it was concrete, but I didn't actually touch it to find out.
DeleteIs that all of the nurseries with booths, or did you skip some? I know that you've said that the vendor area has been shrinking, but you're almost at St. Louis HGS levels now! That Dig booth amazes every time I see photos of it. :)
ReplyDeleteI skipped a few. There were booths with exclusively Lilies or Orchids. Seeds, tubers, bulbs, fruit trees. A couple that had great plants but they were swarmed with people, or I'd already photographed their plants at the Portland show.
DeleteOh my gosh, I missed the concrete diamonds! Already have a nice collection of baby heads. Must visit Vashon Island again soon. The vendors are one of my favorite parts of the show and I'm looking forward to your coverage of Pacific Galleries as I've heard great things about the place but have never visited.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm only covering one little part of Pacific Galleries so the majority of it will still be available for you to discover!
DeleteWhat say you? Ferns are IN? At last, my moment has arrived. The 'Spider Webs' look like two different plants entirely. 'Camouflage' is more to my taste, but the one you like looks like one that caught my attention at PDX Nursery. Plants with splotchy variegation just look like they have a horrible skin condition to me.
ReplyDeleteIsn't 'Camouflage' a beauty? It looks like it's going to be much more widely available this year. And ferns...yep! At least that's my prediction.
DeleteI absolutely love Dig. Those cactus kokedama are great!!! and everything else too.
ReplyDeleteIt's the coolest! Hope you're back in the PNW someday and can visit.
DeleteAs Ricki says, our fern moment has arrived. It will be news to gardeners hereabouts.
ReplyDeleteStart spreading the word!
DeleteWelp, I can see my lunch hour is going to be spent drooling over your photos of the Dig booth. I even love the slatted fence thing in the background. OMG, what a mouthwatering collection of plants, pots, and a great eye for staging.
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous! If you ever find yourself up near Seattle you must visit in person!
DeleteI loved how Dig were the only ones really using the tall ceilings to their advantage. I went to the show on three different days and every day I stood in front of their booth and just stared! They were always swamped so it was hard to see everything they had. It was fun to watch people gawk at all the stuff. I loved the vintage section and returned there every day, too. Traveling home on the plane made me carefully debate each purchase. I bought a lime green wreath made out of wood shavings (still at my daughter's house until I return to Seattle in a car) and two bare root epimediums that are already growing nicely.
ReplyDeleteSo happy you all enjoyed our booth. It was a wild time;counting down to next year.
ReplyDeleteLoree thank you so much for the shout out, it means allot to us coming from you and your followers. #hadmeinstiches