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THIS BUSINESS OF OURS (Continued)

price was too good not to”. They
said, “I needed some to finish a
job.” Recognizing them as a small
landscaper, I asked, “How many?”
The answer was “20”. I said, “Meet
me before we leave, I’ll sell them
to you at the same price.” In any
case you never know about auction
prices. Will they be high or low? You
never know. Larry is a good auction
watcher and does well with bidding
through the internet. Me, I miss the
fun and camaraderie. The Perennial Farm

In September, Flo and I took a
23-day cruise from Vancouver Angel Butterfly
B.C. through the canal to Fort
Lauderdale, FL for her 80th birthday. Celebrating 46 years in business
I aways look for things of botanical
or horticultural interest on our trips.
Though the last few have been
wet or hilly and hard walking for
80-year-olds. Flo said that in the
future any botanic gardens must
be in the city. This time, during a Perennials - Ornamental Grasses - Hardy Ferns
port visit to Santa Cruz, Mexico
at the Hagia Sofia Ecoadventure Roses - Flowering Shrubs - Flowering Vines
Park, the rain from the previous day
caused us to have to ford a river Ground Cover - Natives - Tropicals
in our shoes. It was only six inches
deep but some places on the trail BlueButterfly Over 1500 Varieties
were washed out. It was interesting did half of the walk, and after that,
and I took lots of photos, some of my knees said I had done enough
which are of a rare butterfly with walking for the day. The most
transparent wings. We actually interesting sight is what’s called
saw two of those butterflies that a family. When a tree dies, new
day, and they are not easy to spot. trunks will sprout at the roots. In a
Much more successful was our stop few hundred years there is a close
at Muir Woods to see the Coast cluster of 3-to-5-foot diameter trees. Mike Hemming
Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). It’s even more spectacular than just Eastern Shore Nurseries Inc
A sight that has been long on my one of these giants. It was one of 410-822-1320
bucket list. I didn’t have enough the most beautiful living things I’ve esn@goeaston.net
“wows” in me to say enough about ever seen. A easternshorenurseries.com Phone: 410-592-6106 - www.PerennialFarm.com
their stupendous beauty. Flo and I

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