Off to the North Carolina Mountains !

We had a fabulous last day at Sat. Morning Market and many thanks to the loyal customers and supporters that showed up to bid us adieu.

Now, we are really jazzed to head off to the Smokey Mountains later this week! We are journeying to a town called Hendersonville (about an hour from Asheville) to vend at their big Spring Plant Jubilee show Memorial Day weekend.

We are eager to get up there and show them some of our fabulous unusual plant offerings and hopefully, they will be equally as eager to buy them !

Pic here is of Chimney Rock, which is situated near Lake Lure, just a 1/2 hour drive from Hendersonville. This is one of Annie's all time favorite places for hiking and the views are to just die for....speaking of.....we tried to do the hike a couple of years ago, but between our heaving breathing and major electrical storms in the area, we had to turn back before completing the entire trek. Some of you may know that the Chimney Rock location was used in the movie "The Last of the Mohicans", and if you have ever seen that movie, than you know the mountains and the vistas are just gorgeous but the hike is not for the weak- ha!

We are MOST excited about the fact that we can get out of this Florida heat for awhile ! Forecast for up there is sunny this weekend, day time temps of low 80's...night time temps of high 50's/low 60's...yeehaw !

We are taking the laptop and the cameras so hopefully, will be able to post some pics and blogs while we are there, so keep checking back.

Our Main Man, Rick, is going to be chief house sitter/cat feeder and plant waterer/whisperer while we are gone, so we are lucky to leave everything in his capable hands.

After we return, we will be getting ready for a plant show down in Punta Gorda on June 12/13...after that,who knows where we may pop up !

Stay tuned, stay cool and stay gardening !

Closing out the Sat Morning Market Season

(pic) Fiji Hibiscus

Tomorrow, May 22nd, is our last scheduled market day at Saturday Morning Market St. Pete. Market continues one more week after that, but we off to N. Carolina for a show. If for some reason, we can't fit all the plants on the trailer, we may have our super helpers do the last market day, so stay tuned for any updates about that !

We are going to have a huge set up this Sat. with 2 spots, 5 helpers and hundreds of great plants. New this week-Crepe Myrtles ! Come on down and see us and get some great plants at great prices, and help us celebrate our Market 2009/10 season end !

Change in Yard Sale Venue this weekend !

Sorry, due to circumstances beyond our control, we will NOT be doing the Seminole Yard Sale this weekend, and will ONLY be at St. Pete Sat. Morning Market on Saturday! Come on down and see us for our last market day and get some great deals on plants !!!

Market Season winding down and latest news !

(pic) Fiji Queen Hibiscus

Can't believe how fast May is going. After a very successful house and market sale last weekend, we are winding down our season...here's the scoop:

This Sat. May 22nd, will be OUR last appearance at the Saturday Morning Market, downtown St. Pete for the season. (The market will run till the very end of the month). We are always sad to see a market season end, and we will miss our vendor friends, but everyone is ready for a break !

That doesn't mean we won't keep working and be available to you! Although we are winding down on stock available for the summer, we will update our availability list every week, and you can call or email us for your plant needs, and we can make arrangements for pickup/deliveries.

After market this Saturday, we are preparing for a road trip to Hendersonville, N. Carolina for a Spring plant sale up there and are very excited at the prospect of seeing the mountains and feeling some gorgeous cool air. Hendersonville is a lovely town and is where Annie's parents retired many years ago, before their passing. This is our first time at the show, which is suppose to have 100 plus vendors with expected 10 thousand attendees..should be interesting !

Also, we will have another yard plant sale this Fri/Sat out in the Seminole area Fri/Sat.....look for the signs at 54th avenue north and 113th street (Duhme Road) intersection. This sale is held at one our faithful supporters house, so if you are in the area, or know someone out that way, tell them about it. We will be posting it on Craigs List too.

We may also pop up here and there at other places this summer, so keep checking our blog for any new updates.

Lastly, we still have plenty of lovely plants...here are a few of the goodies:

Hollyhocks (double flower hybrid)
Bananas, Figs and Peppers
Hibiscus
Grasses (Red Fountain/Bamboo Muhley)
Gallardia and other perennials
One gorgeous 10 gallon Crepe Myrtle (in bloom!)
Agapanthus
Sunflowers
Pipe Vines
Passion Vines (that have edible fruit)
and much more !

Thanks as always, to all our faithful supporters, we are so blessed that we are able to keep the business going after such a tough winter !

Yard Plant Sale continues Sunday!

We have had a fabulous turnout for our spring yard sale and Mitch brought more plants up today, so we have decided to run the sale tomorrow (Sunday) too ! We are restocked on Agapanthus, Red Fountain Grass, Fiji Hibiscus, Hollyhocks, Hibiscus and much more, so come on by !
Sunday sale hours: 10 am - 5 pm

Spring House Sale coming up this weekend!

(pic) "Celebrity Mix" double Hollyhocks


Wow, we had great weekend at both markets and are gearing up for our annual Spring Open House Sale this weekend!

When: Fri & Sat. May 14 &15
Time: 9am - 6 pm
Where: 14th Street & 39th Avenue North, St. Pete

The new Hollyhock hybrids went flying out the door and everyone loves the new colors and the double flower. We are almost out, but anticipate new crop being ready in time for the Open House. We also have some gorgeous edibles right now..Bananas, Peppers & Figs ! We will have a fabulous selection on all sorts of plants so come on out for the sale, hang out with us and have cold drinks & hot dogs on the grill !

Also, we WILL have a set-up at the Saturday Morning Market too, and Dutch and Donna will be manning the booth for us.

Hope to see you all....pass this along to friend, family and fellow plant lovers !

(pic) Cone Flower (echinasea)

Happy Mother's Day Weekend! We have some gorgeous offerings of colorful plants for markets this weekend. The Markets are the perfect place to find a special gift for all of the treasured Women in your life !

See you at St. Pete Saturday Morning Market, downtown, on Sat. from 9am-2pm

See you at Tampa Heights Market, Tampa, on Sunday, from 9am-3pm

May Happenings !

(pic) Confederate Jasmine Wonderful aromatic vine that loves our sun and heat ! We have gorgeous plants on trellis in 3 gallon pots for $20


May Happenings!

Well, we are winding down our regular market season, but have plans for some special events.......


Thurs. May 6th Safety Harbor Market
Sat. May 8th Saturday Morning Market, downtown St. Pete
Sun. May 9th Seminole Heights Market, Tampa (Mother's Day !)

Fri/Sat/Sunday May 14-16 Our Annual Spring House Sale at our place in St. Pete!
Times: Friday 10am-6pm
Sat 9am - 6pm
Sun 10 am-4pm
Place: Corner of 14th Street and 39th avenue North, St. Pete
**** Our Spring plant house sale is always very popular and we will have our usual great inventory as well as many "sale" items, so make a note in your calendar and tell your friends too!

Further on....FYI...we will be taking part in the Sat. Morning Market, downtown St. Pete for the next 3 weeks, but we will NOT be at the very last market day, May 29 (Memorial Day Weekend) as we are trekking up to Hendersonville N. Carolina for their big Spring Plant show that weekend !

Got to go do some of our own planting now !

Mitch Armstrong Nursery Plant Availability List now Online at our blog!

You all have been asking for it, and now it is finally happening....a plant inventory availability list online at our blog. I am working on it right now and hope to have the current inventory all imputed by Monday night. We will then try our best to update our availability by Sunday evening of each week.

This means you not only know what we will have available for our markets each week, but you can also reserve your selection by calling us and placing an order using your credit card. If you cannot make the market and wish to pick up your plants during the week, we can make arrangements for that too.

We hope this will make it a little easier for our customers to get the plants they need on a timely basis. We will not be able to have pictures of each individual plant, but as you know, we take great pride in providing A-1 quality plants that look great and are very healthy !

See our next post for May Happenings !