Tag: co-op

Grow Amaryllis, Grow!

L ast year I bought several interesting amaryllis bulbs to give as Christmas gifts. They were very well received, especially by the people on my list who don’t want or need more “stuff.” I guess I was bit over anxious last year because I planted them sometime in November. I ended up giving most of […]

No room at the inn

My co-op buying has reached epic proportions this year. Through the co-op I have access to oodles of great perennials at great prices. The only catch is that they are plugs—what most local nurseries buy from wholesalers, then pot up and grow before selling them to the public, for up to four times what they […]