Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Bromeliad Heaven, 0 by weed_woman

weed_woman wrote:
We were at Neils house for around 3 hours! My how time flies when you're having fun!
It was a great visit, but I would think twice before tackling those roads and his driveway again. Now that I know the plants he has, I can Email him with a list, and he can bring them to the markets for me in Spring and Autumn, which is only an hours drive, as opposed to the 2 hours to his home.
I was very impressed with his whole set-up. Garden, shade houses and all of it. No algae, no mosquitos and 'mostly' a clear path to walk amongst it all.
The thing I've noticed about Bromeliad collector/sellers, is the reluctance to part with plants, even though they have 50 of one kind! Belinda said it will probably happen to us when we have grown ours on to that quantity! LOL
We left there smiling and with lighter purses, and Neil had a good time too, I'm sure! Back up the road, we stopped at a famous local pub (The Pub With No Beer) and had a beer! Bizarre!
Then it was back to belinda's family at the campground, and another hour home! I got in the door at 5pm, and the sun had already begun to set.
All my plants are still in boxes on the back of my ute, which I parked in the garage. Tomorrow I will take some pictures of my purchases and pot them all up!