I been visiting this nursery for the past year...and I enjoy visiting with Elaine who owns it..I found healthy plants at reasonable price..She has native plants,tropicals, exotic vines,EE's, gingers,hanging baskets,and etc..I took pics of her place to show ya why I like to come see her....She is located between Huffman and Dayton on FM 1960..hours M-S 9-5 Sun 1-5....Ph.936-258-1815
Just thought ya'll would like to know about another great place to visit...
pics of her stuff..
If I lived close by I would sure be there looking at everything. ;)
Lin
I take her all of my extra pots. I love her perrenial bed along the fence. She has a real love for natives. She is very entertaining to visit with!
Ruth
I would love to visit a place like that too. wish she close to Dallas.
Found some great bargins over the weekend..found Blue walking iris,mexican bauhinia, and jewel of burma ginger.
Is the walking Iris totally blue? I have yellow and one that has a white petal with a tint of blue but have never seen a blue... pod
Hmm...I'd be interested to hear how your mexican bauhinia is doing, Moodene...since I'm growing some from seed right now. I have some lovely seedlings.. :)
yes, there is an all blue. doesn't bloom as profusely as the white w/ blue tinge. we had a coop last year that included this plant and I was lucky to get some. It also isn't as vigorous as all yellow or the white/blue and I wish it were because I believe it is the prettiest.
I will have to locate a blue one. I do agree the yellow is prolific. The white N. gracilis is a slow second. I was amazed to have sporadic blooms all winter from the yellow while it was sheltered.
Moodene,...is Elaine on the left or right....if I'm coming from Lake Houston/Huffman towards Dayton on 1960?
(Is she possibly on the right ....just before coming into Dayton? There use to be a great little nursery there about 8 yrs ago....back when we use to live in Liberty)
I'll be sure to stop by soon!
Wow I missed that one somehow. I use to go out that way on occasion and I sure would have stopped. We use to fish off the bridge years ago when it was allowed. I like that part of the country with the tall tall pine trees and the lake is just so inviting. It is so nice just thinking about it I would like to go back for a visit....
Thanks for the post it is a place I will be looking to visit soon.
Dee
I heard from a DG'r who thought the picture of yellow walking iris was 'yellow flag'. I realize that this picture of the bloom may have looked that way as I took a closeup of the delicate bloom. The plant is the Neomarica Longifolia, yellow walking iris. It is kept in a hanging basket for winter protection here. As a result, it doesn't get as large as PF states. http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/48937/index.html
It is a prolific bloomer with many plantlets. I will gladly share for the cost of postage if anyone is interested. pod
This is a photo of the complete plant...
Podster I have the blue ... never seen a yellow one. Last year I had it in a protected area ... now that they cut down the trees, hopefully it will come back ... I will love a couple of shoots.:)
sylvia
Sylvia, I will gladly share, please dmail me. Odd how I'd never seen a solid blue one till mentioned here. I have the white with blue http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2108/index.html
but it hasn't bloomed well this year. I haven't left either one out thru winter as they are less hardy. I have a small shelter and when I moved this one in last fall, it started blooming ( for the 1st time ) and hasn't quit yet.
Pod I've had this plant three times. The first I bought at a garden show. It was blue and a lot bigger than the ones I've had later. It was a lot hardier. I started shoots for everyone and gave it as gifts. I lost that one because I thought after three or four years nothing could kill it. The second one was from New Orleans and the thrid from Florida. The one( I think) I have now is white with purple flowers. We will see int the spring. meantime I am going to email my friend in FL for more. and I Dmail you my address.
Thanks Pod
I will need to make a run to her place. Does she propagate and grow her own plants?
If you are traveling from Huffman, her place is on the right..if you are coming from Dayton,her place is on the left..She has a sign out front near the road...She has gotten more stuff in since the last time we talked..lol..
does anyone know of an organization or club where avid gardeners get together weekly, monthly,semi annually or whatever?
Houston Garden Club--we have a website:
http://www.gchouston.org/
We meet in Herman Park--we also sponser alot of the federally endangered native plants at the Mercer Arboretum's endangered plant gardens. The high-point of our year is rapidly approaching--the Houston Bulb and Plant Mart. C'mon down--we'd love to have you join. I've been a member for 20 years now.
Debbie you just into everything arent you? I wish I had your stamina.
I have often thought oF joining a garden club too, especially a Hosta orginazation.... sometimes I think I am the only person in Dallas who is ito Hostas.Then again I think Daves is enough.... look at me...its one olock in the morning. :)
Debbie, are you going to the Mercer Swap?
I might--not sure how much I can get ready by them.
I got another little "project" I'm working on--Smockette, I need you to dmail me.
I go to this nursery very offten she is a very nice lady
