Don't Judge Me!!!
Ok. I am just putting this out there.
I am not going to make a blanket statement for everyone but this works for me.
When I am depressed, I buy plants.
And lately .... I have been fighting the urge to curl up in fetal position and pull my favorite blanket over my head. Seriously. It hasn't been good.
Years ago, I bought shoes.
But with plants, I get flowers.
Or tomatoes.
Boom.
And I do my little part to fight global warming and to help cool the environment. Plus ... playing in the dirt is good for my mental health.
So the other day, when events in the news were destroying my faith in humanity ... my darling Honey took me plant shopping. And where do I go to receive such intense and healing foliar therapy?
I go to the Flower Factory in Stoughton WI.
The Flower Factory is one of the largest perennial nursery in the Midwest and just south and east of Madison. It is a pleasant drive from the east coast of Iowa.
It gives me a chance to touch and feel plants that I rarely find locally.
Like this great amsonia. Look at that touchable soft foliage! It just calls you to fondle it! I didn't buy that one.
I bought this one ... Amsonia tabernaemontana-salicifolia.
It blooms in late July and August. AND IT IS BLUE!
Never enough blue in the garden .... particularly at that time of year.
One of my favorite features of The Flower Factory is the topiaries in the gardens. There are bunnies and an almost life-sized horse. But my favorite might be this cow.
I need a giant cat. Or a chicken.
And sometimes, I need inspiration.
Like this garden/structure/vines ...
Sometimes ... I see something makes me go ... "Ohhhhh". And I will have absolutely no idea what has grabbed my attention. This is one of those times but I can guarantee that something in this picture will influence the farm in the future.
We left The Flower Factory inspired, refreshed .... and maybe, a bit poorer.
Nahhhh ....
As long as there is room in the car .... there is still money! I must not have spent it all!
I am not going to make a blanket statement for everyone but this works for me.
When I am depressed, I buy plants.
And lately .... I have been fighting the urge to curl up in fetal position and pull my favorite blanket over my head. Seriously. It hasn't been good.
Years ago, I bought shoes.
But with plants, I get flowers.
Or tomatoes.
Boom.
And I do my little part to fight global warming and to help cool the environment. Plus ... playing in the dirt is good for my mental health.
So the other day, when events in the news were destroying my faith in humanity ... my darling Honey took me plant shopping. And where do I go to receive such intense and healing foliar therapy?
I go to the Flower Factory in Stoughton WI.
The Flower Factory is one of the largest perennial nursery in the Midwest and just south and east of Madison. It is a pleasant drive from the east coast of Iowa.
It gives me a chance to touch and feel plants that I rarely find locally.
Like this great amsonia. Look at that touchable soft foliage! It just calls you to fondle it! I didn't buy that one.
I bought this one ... Amsonia tabernaemontana-salicifolia.
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| Photo from Quaking Grass Nursery |
Never enough blue in the garden .... particularly at that time of year.
One of my favorite features of The Flower Factory is the topiaries in the gardens. There are bunnies and an almost life-sized horse. But my favorite might be this cow.
I need a giant cat. Or a chicken.
And sometimes, I need inspiration.
Like this garden/structure/vines ...
Sometimes ... I see something makes me go ... "Ohhhhh". And I will have absolutely no idea what has grabbed my attention. This is one of those times but I can guarantee that something in this picture will influence the farm in the future.
We left The Flower Factory inspired, refreshed .... and maybe, a bit poorer.
Nahhhh ....
As long as there is room in the car .... there is still money! I must not have spent it all!
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