Northeast Gardening: What is your favorite local nursery to visit?, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
I'll be stopping at Bay State Perennials in Whately, Ma. on my way to Vermont this weekend. It always has a nice selection and a good website. http://www.baystateperennial.com And reading about the 5 Star in Palmer Ma in this thread I may just make a detour to check it out. Thanks lafko06.

I've always meant to stop at the garden center in Northfield Ma, but never have, so I think I'll swing by for a look see. I don't know it's name. And in Southern Vt. I always go to my local nursery, Newfane Greenhouse, a most pleasant place and the people are super helpful and next door to them is Dutton's Farm Stand. I often buy annuals from them and if I don't buy plants, I will always buy one of their pies or cookies. It is our regular year round veggie stop. A real farm stand. They have great berries and apples as well as their own produce in season. If you are lucky in the fall and hit it just right, you might find the famous local Gilfeather turnips! And of course I'll stop in at Olallie Daylily Gardens in South Newfane run by the Darrow's and their herd of Border Collies. It doesn't open until late May for on site sales ( they begin shipping now), but I saw on their
website ( http://www.daylilygarden.com) that their catalog is now available and as I live only 2 miles from them, I'll stop by a see if I can snag one sans postage. This is a place that one should make a pilgrimage to in July to walk the fields of DL and feast on the colors. They dig to order the plants for you from the field. So plan on spending some time. They also have some perennials, iris and pick your own high bush blue berries. Plus if you come via Rt 30 to the Williamstown Road (depot rd) , it is a beautiful drive up the West River. Needless to say I am a fan and all these people are keeping alive what the big box stores are killing. Oh, the general store in Williamsville makes a great turkey and stuffing sandwich! The picture is of some Olallie DL poking up last week by Baker Brook in Williamsville and my garden shed. Happy shopping. Patti