Jason and I decided to get out of the valley today and head to the hills to enjoy more fall scenery. I had wanted to look at some frost protection options for some of our younger citrus tree's, so it was a nice opportunity to convince him to go to Peaceful Valley Farm Supply with me.
I usually just order via their website (http://www.groworganic.com/), mostly because they actually have more available in their catalog than they do in their store. Well, that's not true- if you ask for something they'll bring it out for you from the warehouse, but since I am the type of person that will NEVER ask for help in a store, I will skip over the store and just go straight to their plant section. I will say though that their BIG WALL OF SEEDS can suck me in for quite some time!
Since it's fall, the nursery isn't all that exciting right now. There is an abundance of ornamental cabbages & kale, and tons of chrysanthemums (I'm not a fan of mums).
Well, now you guys have an idea of what it looks like there! I will say it is much more enjoyable to visit in the Spring, but it was also nice to visit on a day when there weren't so many people!
We had told Alex if she was good today she'd get to pick out a plant. Guess what she picked out? 
I usually just order via their website (http://www.groworganic.com/), mostly because they actually have more available in their catalog than they do in their store. Well, that's not true- if you ask for something they'll bring it out for you from the warehouse, but since I am the type of person that will NEVER ask for help in a store, I will skip over the store and just go straight to their plant section. I will say though that their BIG WALL OF SEEDS can suck me in for quite some time!Since I didn't find covers for my tree's that were within my price range (I have 9 to cover this year) I decided to stick with Christmas lights for frost protection this year, and headed over to the plants.
Since it's fall, the nursery isn't all that exciting right now. There is an abundance of ornamental cabbages & kale, and tons of chrysanthemums (I'm not a fan of mums). Well, now you guys have an idea of what it looks like there! I will say it is much more enjoyable to visit in the Spring, but it was also nice to visit on a day when there weren't so many people!We had told Alex if she was good today she'd get to pick out a plant. Guess what she picked out? 
Thanks for the tour! I find something to buy from them every year it seems. For whatever reason, I imagined it less like a nursery and more like a warehouse.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. They really have the complete package, don't they? And their ability to serve backyard gardeners and commercial growers at the same time is impressive. I really should study their catalog better.
ReplyDeleteThey are very much like a warehouse- the nursery is just a small section to the side with a few greenhouses. The storefront is stocked with their most popular items, you have to ask for a lot of the bulk packaged items that you see in their catalog. I will say though- whenever you check out they'll ask to make sure there's nothing from the warehouse that you need. The staff there very helpful- and this is another place that really scores major points with me for having a kids area out in their nursery (large sandbox full of toys) PLUS when you go to check out there is a little bucket of toys there so you can actually finish your check out with ease- without having to stress that your kid is getting into something they're not suppose to. I just wished they were closer to Sacramento!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have gone and seen my future greenhouse in person. :D Looks like a totally fun place, and seeing that it is my favorite catalog ever...
ReplyDeleteO.M.G!!
ReplyDeleteLook at that big ol' wall of seeds. Wish I had something like that in the city.