| Every year we’d venture to a
local store that had a garden section to buy our plants, and every
year we would take the time to plant them and they would look
beautiful for a short time and then die. Then, we would end up
going back to the store and replacing them.
Finally, we decided we needed
some guidance and chose to go to a real nursery. We heard that the
Gardenview
Nursery in Arcadia had great prices, so off we went…
It was kind of a long drive, but definitely worth it.
The Gardenview
Nursery grows all of
their plants on the grounds, as opposed to being a greenhouse.
This makes a big difference, because this way the plants you buy
are already accustom to the LA climate.
The people who work there were
all very helpful and not at all pushy. They’re knowledgeable
about all of the plants and flowers that they sell (including if
they are poisonous or not… which is important if you have kids).
They know which plants flower and during what times of the year,
which need shade/sun, how much dirt, how deep a hole etc.
Both my 6 year old and my 1 year
old enjoyed being there. They both smelled all the flowers and
looked at the bees & butterflies. It’s like a botanical
garden, including a small, but cute little pond and a mini bridge.
My 1 year old loved to walk back and forth over the bridge; she
did that about 500 times. They both threw pebbles in the pond and
took turns pulling the wheelbarrow, which the store supplies to
carry your plants. My 1 year old even laid down in the gravel and
pretended to swim in it!
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