I recently had the pleasure of building a huge terrarium for Nancy and Dick Barnhart. They had installed a 150 gallon aquarium between their living and dining rooms, and after many years decided they wanted a change.
If you are interested in having your own rainforest under glass, give me a call at 901-828-3685 or send me a message below. Thanks for checking it out!
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Come see me on Saturday May 9, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Diane’s Art, Gift, and Home, 1581 Overton Park Avenue, Memphis. Diane has lovely gifts, art, and jewelry in her peaceful shop tucked away in Midtown Memphis. I’ll have terrariums ranging from wineglasses ($25) to intricate tabletop rainforests ($110), plus great tillandsias (air plants), and some butterfly (and night bloomers for moths) plants for your garden. See links below for more info on butterfly plants. Live music on the patio from Terry Fink at 1:30 and Mississippi John McDowell at 3:00. Call 901-828-3685 or email [email protected]. Ya’ll Come!
CANDLESTICK PLANT:
http://www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/candlestick-plant-9-14-12.aspx
BUTTERFLY WEED:
http://www.carithers.com/pages/butterflyweed.htm
MOONFLOWER:
http://10000birds.com/the-moonflower-ipomoea-alba.htm
GOMPHRENA:
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a115
I’ll be planting some big pots for the front terrace at David Hasty’s gallery on Saturday, and fiddling with the terrariums he has scattered around the gallery. I feel privileged to have my little friends in such a gorgeous space. I have an especially elegant terry with a chocolate soldier espicia blooming right now, it’s something to see, as well as moss bowls and more looking for good homes. Espicias are especially suited to terrariums; they are related to African violets, but have incredible patterned leaves and grow by sending out aerial plantlets like a spider plant – you can see one of the plantlets in the top of this photo with its roots dangling in search of soil to settle into. Come anytime on Saturday between 10 and 5 to see what’s up! The gallery is at 1290 Peabody Avenue, just west of Cleveland. For more info you can call me at 901-828-3685, or check it out at http://theannesdaleparkgallery.com
Friday after a week with a lot of rain and chill. Sun came out, bright but not toooo bright, office closed up shop and time for weekend pursuits. Enjoy the fruit trees blooming, daffodils shining, and all the early morning ruckus from the birds. Tomorrow March 21 is the Spring Fling Master Gardener Sale at the AgriCenter. I highly recommend it, and plan to be there. I am particularly fond of the master gardener’s sale tables with perennials from someone’s yard, often only barely emerging for the spring, and a Popsicle stick with the plant name. Passalong plants are usually very well-suited to the climate. Keep digging and grinning, ya’ll.
Nancy