Logee's Tour

Maybe some of you guys who have been there can comment on this thread.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/739415/

Victor- what's Logee's? Is it a garden place or a casino?

Is there a difference?? I've gambled lots of $$ away at nurseries.

True - but do you know what it is?

Logee's is a greenhouse.

Here is their website :)

http://www.logees.com/directions.asp

Kim

Kim - thanks! Now - which DG members live in RI who can tell us about this place???

It's in CT. I've never been there.

You're right - I simply glanced and saw Rhode Island - when I checked back it was the directions on how to drive from RI lol.

It looks like it is about an hour or so from where I live. Just checked - it's 76 miles from where I live.

How close is that to Dave47? Uh, Dave47 - have you ever been to this greenhouse? I mean, how often do you get tours to greenhouses?

Maybe a bunch of us could rondezvous at the greenhouse - then find a Dunkin donuts and have coffee . . .

Maybe Dave will take another 'sick' day and go check it out.

Hey Dave47 - could you check this out for us? 'though it appears to be mostly focused on tropicals . . . .

Logee's is in Danielson, near the middle of the CT-RI border, about two hour's drive from New Haven via expressway (less than that for Dave or me!). They are on a side street west of the main drag, not hard to find, but ask someone for directions if you get lost.

DW and I try to visit once a year. They have an excellent selection of tropical and indoor plants, and we always find some unusual flower to drag home to our sunroom. Their staff is quite knowledgeable and helpful, and they have a beautiful catalog. They do NOT carry the usual perennials and annuals found in most garden stores. Check their website for a sample.

There are a few restaurants in the vicinity if you are making an all-day trip, but there are more nearer the shoreline, and they are not too far from the infamous "native american" casinos.

Thanks DonShirer. I wonder if we could do a kind of day tour - meet the folks from Ct. What time of year would you recommend?

This was my suggestion for a Fall RU. It is very close to MA as well as RI, they are a DG top 20. I haven't been there but everyone who has, loved it. It has regular hours (right Don?) so you don't have to schedule a visit. But if 30 of us were descending, it would be a good idea.

Danielson is one of the most rural places you could find in CT. Visit during leaf peeping season when outdoor plants are going out of season?

Right, Dave, their hours and a map are on their website. Good idea about fall RU-let's do it!
Don S.

I'll be there. How close is all this to White Flowers? Could this be a two-fer?

White Flower Farm is in Litchfield in Western CT. about 2.5 hrs away from Logee's in East CT via I-84. Probably not convenient for 2fer.

Okay - didn't know. Maybe some of us westerner could go on our own one day :-)

I went on a tour two years ago with a group. I wasn't expecting to really love it, since I'm not really into tropicals and exotics, etc., but I ended up having a blast! We went in January, and had a beautiful sunny day. Our group was broken down into smaller groups of about 5, and we each had a tour guide, who was an employee - in my group's case, we got the founder's grandson, so it was nice to hear him reminisce about his grandparents. For instance, he remembered when his grandfather or grandmother planted a certain tree, etc.

The tour was very informal, very relaxed and slow-paced, our host took his time, was very patient and answered all our questions, and we all had a wonderful time. They have some very unusual stuff, their greenhouses are chock-full, and to be surrounded by that in the middle of winter was heaven.

I would definitely recommend a visit, and if you are going to have a group, I would recommend setting up a tour ahead of time. Easy to do and to me, (who had no idea of what she was looking at, lol!) it was worth having a knowledgable guide with us.

Dee

I get lost in their catalog. (don't tell anyone, but when we get a new one, we keep it in the bathroom for a while LOL) I haven't ordered anything yet because I'm afraid if I actually get near their web site with a credit card my sun room will be overflowing. they have at LEAST 100 things that I want. Again, I wish I lived closer to the east coast so I could rendez-vous with all of you and go on the tour (whisper to self...don't be jealous, don't be jealous)

Ah, Logee's . The place is like a maze of very old, overflowing, dripping with plants. hobbit like land under glass. It has narrow paths that allow you wander about into nooks and crannies with a very large selection of exotics. The staff is very knowledgeable but the layout is confusing, though you are given a map to direct you to the various greenhouses, but it is overwhelming. The plants are all arranged by genus and very well grown. I was slightly surprised that they had so few orchids. The modern catalog and the online site is a strange juxtaposition to the old world greenhouse, but they both work perfectly well together. There are places that you have to duck under plants to move through the packed Greenhouses. It is not wheelchair accessible . It is a joy to visit. Bring plenty of bucks or plastic as it is like going into a nondescript and odd looking place in the middle of nowhere that is housing the crown jewels. While we were there some people drove up and just kind of made a face as if to say 'why bother". I just smiled and said I had just been to nirvana. They went in. I wanted to follow them and see what they thought. But they might be the type that like box store nurseries and this is the absolute antithesis of that. Plus it has a wonderful earthy smell that I love and the funky bathroom has vines growing on the walls and ceiling. Patti

Just checked my bookshelf and found another possible interesting place for a visit near Logee's. The Variegated Foliage Nursery in Eastford, CT is only a few miles away. It has "1100 varieties of perennials, trees and shrubs, all spotted, streaked, mottled, marbled, pied, edged, blotched or banded" according to my reference. I would like to see the hosta, iris and daphne, but I think I could restrain my enthusiasm when it comes to variegated horseradish.
Don S.

I love variegated anything. Patti

A "hobbit like land under glass" - I"M SOLD - let's go!

Oh my, I forgot about our Seandor and her attraction to the J.R.R.Tolkien clan. You would love this place. There are gnarly hundred year old plants growing amuck in the middle of the place that you sort of duck around and under while paying homage to their very being. After seeing one strange fruiting tree, I bought a seedling of it called Citrus medica 'Etrog' It will be years, but I had to have it. Patti

OOOoooh! I think I have to go there - it would be so much more fun to go with friends . . . come on, guys - let's set the date! I am free every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the fall. I am away camping the first two weeks in August - and classes start Aug. 28.

Frankly, if we are going to a tropical paradise - it might be nice to go when it is colder outside. :-)