Last Summer Market Day August 30th-Great Deals to be had !

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 30th brings us to the end of the Summer Market time at Williams Park. We have had our best Summer Market season ever, thanks to the many people who have continued to come out and support all of us over the summer...a BIG Thank You to all !

For the last market day, Mitch and I are combing the nursery and yard today to find any last treasures that we can bring to market, and practically all will be priced at deep discounts !

This is our last chance to clear out inventory so we can get ready for the Fall season.

We still have gorgeous Bougainvillea, in hanging baskets, and trellis pots, all on sale for only $12 !

We still have some great vines, that are butterfly friendly and ready to cover your fence or arbor.

The one to the right is the Dutchman Pipe Vine, a host plant for Swallowtail butterflies.

On the edible side, we have both the Purple and Yellow Edulis Vines that both produce yummy fruit.
 The vines, regularly $20 each, are on sale for $17 or 2/$30.



Another edible that is gaining popularity is the Chaya Plant..this beauty has gorgeous foliage and the leaves are edible when you boil or steam the leaves. Full of vitamins, and tasty too.  We have 2 left in 7 gallon pots...regularly $ 30, they are looking for good homes for only $15 each.

Chaya trees has leaves that resemble a Papaya leaf, and they produce tiny small flowers.

The rule is to steam or boil leaves for 20 minutes. They are rich in Iron, Potassium and Calcium.

We still have some lovely Mona Lavender plectranthus, which has been an incredibly hardy perennial bush all summer long.

They bloom sun or shade, need a haircut occasionally and do well in-ground, or in pots.

Pest free, they are EZ to grow, even as a house plant in bright sunny areas.

Also on special this week, is Plumbago. It's great for borders, or as a background or filler plant under and in front of shrubs that have stronger frameworks.

It can be pruned for a formal hedge, or used in mixed informal hedges.

The pic at right is a bed in front of the Miami Beach Botanical garden and is an excellent example of the right plant for the right spot.

Incredibly hardy, it blooms most of the year and just needs trimming occasionally.
On Sale at market tomorrow in 1 gallon pots, for only $2 each ! And, we have it in Blue and White.

Well, that's a little peak into some of the great deals we will have, hope you can come on out and support the last market day of summer here in St. Pete and get some great deals.  Note, lots of the other vendors at market have great discounts going too, so it's worth checking everyone out !

Here's the scoop !

Saturday Market at Williams Park-Last Summer Market day,  Sat. August 30th !
Park is located between 3rd and 4th streets just off of 1st avenue north (where the buses go through)
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets
Safe, shady strolling among the Oaks
Fresh produce and Foods
Arts and Crafts
Plants and yard art
Market hours 9am-1pm.
 

Can't make Market day? Give us a call or email to set up appointment to visit us !

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Mitch Armstrong Nursery is a licensed Tropical Plant Nursery with the state of Florida

www.heyplantman.blogspot.com

marketannie@aol.com

heyplantman1@juno.com

727-542-9951

727-742-9265

Summertime Plant Man

Greetings from the Dog days of Summer, August that is, and the month is winding up quickly and soon we will have lovely autumn days of September & October, right ? Well, okay, maybe not Autumn like days, but just looking at those months names makes us feel a little bit cooler, and, and a little more excited, as we start to plan for our new season starting in October.

Yes, in just 6 weeks, things start getting busier, shows and markets will be happening and we are so looking forward to a bigger and better season than ever before !

Last weekend brought mega rain on Friday with heavy storms and lightning but this weekend is looking much better, and there are only 2  more Saturdays of Summer market left, which means......this is the time to get some great plants at great bargain prices.

You can see us at Williams park summer market, or better yet, call or email and set up an appointment to come out and see us here in St. Pete - here's some of the specials we have:

Mona Lavender Plectranthus - this beauty is names after the color it's bloom - related to Swedish Ivy, it grows as a small busy and blooms in sun or shade, plus, blooms pretty much all year round.  We have them in 1 gallons - normally selling at $7 each for a 1-gallon pot, they are on sale for $4 each or 3/$9.

Passion Vines ! - A customer favorite, we have Burgundy colored Lady Margaret, Purple Possem Edulis, Quadrangularis edulis, Yellow edulis, Red passiflora, and as a great butterfly accompaniment, the unusual Dutchman Pipe vine is available - Special sale right now, Vines are $17 or 2/$30.

Lady Margaret







Purple Possem Edulis

 

 Dutchman Pipe Vine

Our "Tiger" Grass is one of our favorites, a non-invasive clumper that can fill in an area to give you some shade and, it's great for "hiding' things around your yard, such as meters, A/Cs etc.

Sale ! Normally $20, sale price is $15










Also, we have some great shade plants, such as Lemon Lime Philodendron, Curly annie Fern, ZZ plant, variegated peperomia and Staghorn fern babies, all on sale at 1/2 price !

Succulents -- We are clearing out our current succulent crop to make room for our new crops that will be out in October, and we have some pretty ones in 2 and 3 inch pots....1/2 price !

Bougainvillea !  We have 3 gallon trellis Bougainvillea coming back into bloom, sale price only $12 !

The list could on and on, needless to stay, we have some great plants at bargain prices, so come on out to market on Saturday at Williams Park, or call/email us for appointment during the week, to come by and check out our sale stock over the next few weeks.

Make a note on your calenders about upcoming dates:

Fri thru Sunday, Oct. 3,4 5  Tropiflora Nursery Fall Plant sale- all of Tropiflora nursery of Bromeliads and Air plants will be on sale, and 20 of their favorite vendor pals, such as us, will be set up there too !
check it out at www.tropiflora.com

Sat. October 4th, our Lucky 13 Season of Saturday Morning Market, Al Lang Field, opens for the season. With a full contingent of over 120 vendors, live music, activities and events, it IS the heart of St. Pete.
check it out at www.saturdaymorningmarket.com

Sat. Oct. 18th, will find us back at the annual Bok tower Boktoberfest plant festival in Lake Wales.  Free admission to the park on that day will save you a bundle.  Over 40 quality plant vendors, Beer Garden, Live Music and park tours make this a very popular destination that attracts people from all over Florida.
check it out at www.octoberfest/lake Wales 2014

Oh, want to end this with a little funny...Mitch got soooo relaxed over the summer, that he quit shaving, thus, he was sporting the Santa Claus look....thankfully, he got motivated again !

With our lovely market helper, Keisha, along for the ride with us at Weeki Wachee River

 Ah yes, I can see your face again !














Here again, is where you can find us:

 Saturday Market at Williams Park-only 2 more weeks, ends on Sat. August 30th !
Park is located between 3rd and 4th streets just off of 1st avenue north (where the buses go through)
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets
Safe, shady strolling among the Oaks
Fresh produce and Foods
Arts and Crafts
Plants and yard art
Market hours 9am-1pm.
 

Can't make Market day? Give us a call or email to set up appointment to visit us !

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mitch Armstrong Nursery is a licensed Tropical Plant Nursery with the state of Florida

www.heyplantman.blogspot.com

marketannie@aol.com

heyplantman1@juno.com

727-542-9951

727-742-9265

Tibouchinas Blooming their hearts out

This past week, we spent some time up at the cabin near Weeki Wachee River, and the big leaf Tibouchina heteromalla we put in there 2 summers ago, was in it's blazing glory - Huge, long blooms and hundreds of flowers !

The tops were about 2 feet long, and the color really looks outstanding against the Thryallis planted around it.

The plant itself, started as a 3 foot high plant in a 3 gallon plant, and planted in a south facing bed, getting 1/2 day of sun.  The plant stands around 7 feet tall now.

Tibs typically bloom from mid-summer to as late as early December, and the blooms are very long lasting.

Once the blooms are done, we recommend cutting the stems back to produce a bushier look for the next season.

We will have Tibouchinas for sale at market this weekend !

Speaking of Market, we are blessed that we are still getting great crowds out to the summer market in Williams Park. Everyone is enjoying the great produce, foods and plants.  Our good friend, Chef Michael, of the popular Michael's Extraordinary Desserts is at market for the month of August and we are so happy to see him, Nancy and all their yummy breads, cakes and desserts. 

Our latest crop of Butterfly Wing (Christia obcordata) is ready and will be bringing lots of them to market tomorrow too.

 There is only 4 weeks left of Summer Market, then we all take a break for the month of September, then back to the new regular Season of the Saturday Morning Market, back at Al Lang Field, which starts October 4th.

Here's the scoop:

Here's the info about market:
Saturday Market at Williams Park- Goes to Sat. August 30th !
Park is located between 3rd and 4th streets just off of 1st avenue north (where the buses go through)
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets
Safe, shady strolling among the Oaks
Fresh produce and Foods
Arts and Crafts
Plants and yard art
Market hours 9am-1pm.
 

Can't make Market day? Give us a call or email to set up appointment to visit us !

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mitch Armstrong Nursery is a licensed Tropical Plant Nursery with the state of Florida

www.heyplantman.blogspot.com

marketannie@aol.com

heyplantman1@juno.com

727-542-9951

727-742-9265

Bougainvillea Sale !

As we close out the month of July and spring into August, we continue to use the Summer to clear out some areas of our nursery and we have some great deals for our customers !

Tomorrow, at Saturday Morning Market Williams Park, we will have all our remaining Bougainvillea on sale.....regularly $20 each, tomorrow, they are only $12 each !!!!!!!

They are blooming like mad and love our summer heat and humidity.  Already on a trellis, simply take them out of the pot and dig a small hole next to your arbor or fence, and get them watered in good to establish.  Or, pot them up into a bigger container. 

We also have our Dwarf thornless Bougainvillea on sale too !

If you haven't seen our blog lately, we did quite a detailed report on care of Bougainvillea last week, so definitely check that post out for lots of valuable info.

Also this weekend, we have a new selection of gorgeous Tillandsias (Air plants), all in bloom. If you are looking for a smaller plant for your porch, patio and homes, you can't beat our Air plants, Mini tropicals and Succulents.

Hope to see you at market !  Here's the details:

Here's the info about market:
Saturday Market at Williams Park
Park is located between 3rd and 4th streets just off of 1st avenue north (where the buses go through)
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets
Safe, shady strolling among the Oaks
Fresh produce and Foods
Arts and Crafts
Plants and yard art
Market hours 9am-1pm.
 

Can't make Market day? Give us a call or email to set up appointment to visit us !

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mitch Armstrong Nursery is a licensed Tropical Plant Nursery with the state of Florida

www.heyplantman.blogspot.com

marketannie@aol.com

heyplantman1@juno.com

727-542-9951

727-742-9265