The shop is open again!
Joan writes: Wehey! My most favourite shop is open. The recommended distancing guidelines and disinfecting stations were in place, but there was enough space all around to browse at my leisure and the queue wasn’t so bad. Yes, my local garden centre has opened for business again!
Whilst it was a pleasure for me to mozy around, what a relief it must be for the many nursery growers and garden centre owners up and down the country who can open for business and try to redeem SOME lost sales from what usually should have been their biggest sales period of the year.
What a joy to wander amongst rows of perfume, colours and textures – it’s designer haute couture to me!
I’m not really a ‘pretty gardener’ – I feel more drawn to interesting foliage shapes and texture such as the Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy. However, I found myself drawn to the most striking of scented pelargoniums – not enough to part with cash for it, but enough to take its photograph!
However, my purse did not remain in lockdown. The lure of a Cornus kousa Milky Way was too much for me – my Lockdown Luxury I will call it!
Cornus contraversa Venus in the background
It’s a beautiful night here in sunny Ayrshire – I’m off out to look at the Milky Way.
Happy Gardening ! Joan
Are you able to share the name of this favourite shop of yours or would you prefer it to remain your favourite secret garden centre? 🙂
Hi Katie. Whilst there are many other outlets across Scotland that specialise in plants, ‘McLarens Nurseries’ is within striking distance of me. It is a no-frills sort of place, focusing solely on the plants – which is the attraction for me. And maybe sometimes it is just too close…….!!! Joan