Really! Next time you need to get away from Michigan's frosty deep freeze - Just stop in & take a warm stroll through our greenhouse - for free! Its like a tropical jungle in here!George & I just got back from a plant finding expedition to Florida - We both agree - it exceed our expectations! Not only did we find oodles of "neat new stuff" we can't wait for you to see, we found several plants I've been looking for, for years! We brought many of these back with us, with so much more to arrive over the coming weeks - way more than I can show you here, but I'll give you some of the highlghts: 
When we go on road trips like this, every inch of space counts! By the time we were done packing our trusty Sprinter, after more than two dozen stops, you couldn't have shoved a tennis ball in there!
Our first stop, in Georgia, pointed out that even the cactus (Opuntia/left) were cold. We picked up our NEW cottages for miniature gardening and some yummy pecans for our bellys at the pecan farm. (I should mention - I've added over 100 new items for miniature gardening this year - including some Telly's exclusives I designed.) - More on that later.
For some reason, I love yellow plants, so I'm always glad to find new ones! From left to right; Philodendron 'Lemon Lime' (with pink stems), Caladium 'Yellow Blossom' (We offered the first of these in the country a few years ago under the name 'Leung Pa Li Chart' - the true name, when I managed to get a handful of corms from Berry Yinger), and the bold new Schefflera Amate called 'Soleil', with broad leaf clusters spanning more than a foot across! WOW!
My fondness for Alocasia continues to grow with our unmatched selection. As just a teaser, here are three new ones (left to right), 'Loco' - only seeing this plant in person can do it justice - suffice it to say - its just plain crAzY!, 'Bambino Silver Arrow', and 'Bambino'. The Bambino series are new dwarf introductions which only grow about 10" tall (smaller than the ever-popular 'Polly') and produce full, generously leafed plants perfect for the desk, office, or combos. We also have 'Bambino Curly', (not pictured), with several more new Alocasias, Colocasias, and Zanthosomas we'll introduce to you soon!
Its been decades since cactus and succulents have been anywhere near this hot! And when it comes to variety & selection - we've got you covered! We've added more than a hundred new varieties for 2011 in this catagory alone! Quadricolor Agaves, - Pink, Blue, Purple & Burgundy Succulents, and a chartreuse variegated cactus thats thornless! - Now that's savvy!
Its been decades since cactus and succulents have been anywhere near this hot! And when it comes to variety & selection - we've got you covered! We've added more than a hundred new varieties for 2011 in this catagory alone! Quadricolor Agaves, - Pink, Blue, Purple & Burgundy Succulents, and a chartreuse variegated cactus thats thornless! - Now that's savvy!
But we brought back more than just plants! Check out our instant wall-art for plant lovers with these shadow boxes! Our tissue culture glass ornaments with living plants sealed inside can bring the science of plant propagtion to the school or home! We even found Ying-rock for Pentsai and Seisuki enthusiasts, & the creative geoligists at heart - though our supply is limited - so HURRY IN for these! And, since we've had increasing requests for "Lucky Bamboo" (which really isn't a bamboo at all, but a Dracaena), we thought, why offer what you can find in every chinese food market or restaurant? Check out our multiple art-forms of this intriguing plant - triple braided, variegated stems, - triple layer pyramids, - and petite minis perfect for the tiniest space at $1.99! We've also brought in hard-to-come-by cork bark, grapewood, and tree-fern pots for mounting your epiphytes (air plants)!
Speaking of epiphytes - these easy-to-grow botanical conundrums are far more varied than most people think - and we have the selection to prove it! Some are enchanting, some are curious, and some are - well, franky, so just plain ugly - you have to love them (or who else will?!) They've inspired us to set up a new section in the greenhouse for crAzY plants we'll call "The Sanitarium" - good bet that's where I'll be hanging out . . .
Yep! - We found some pretty crAzY stuff! And everything I've mentioned - plus a whole lot more - fit in that Sprinter for our 4000+ mile road trek - And they're ALL in the greenhouse for you to see RIGHT NOW! - Come check it out & give yourself a break from the Michigan winter! I'll leave you with some candid incidentals from our trip (above), and a few unlabled treasures soon to be in stock (below). - Keep warm - we are! - It's a jungle in here!
