More of plant sale

 

The woman in the pink/red hat is Gail Jackson, the former Director of the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. I'll show the huge pup of a dog another time, Bruno, who is behind his owner in the blue shirt.

The sale took place on Sept. 11, 2021, which explains why the flag is at half mast.

Mellie Mack's nursery sales area...

Interesting red brick planters from Maine...they came a long way!

My mouth watered when I saw these ripe figs. But I need a fig tree in a bucket like (another) hole in my head.

Today's quote:

Whether you choose to give a gift or share your friendship, remember that it is the intention behind the thought that is most important.

Beautification Committee plant sale

 

The Monte Vista Hotel hosted the Annual Plant Sale of the Beautification Committee of Black Mountain. It is on W. State Street.

The following photo is a description of my gardenia (the new one, which has small flowers abundantly)

Appalachian Creek Nursery is usually at the Tailgate Market on Sat...I wonder if they were in both places this weekend!

The Monte Vista Hotel

I have a few more photos, which I'll post tomorrow!

Today's Quote:

Knowing is a veneer our minds create and lay over the landscape like a painter’s drop cloth set upon a forest floor. Its uniformity protects us from the pine needles and beetles, but it also obscures them, as well as the soft moss, fragrant soil, and teeming complexity of nature’s bed.

GREGORY KRAMER