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Welcome to the Wayside blog, Martin!

Hello Martin, I’m glad you "found" us here on the blog! I must say, your photos put mine to shame. Though I have decided that the best thing I ever did was put up those Hydrangea Swan shots. I’ve met more people and gotten more — well, the polite term would be "interesting" — comments [...]


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Kay, what do you mean

. . . you won’t be able to look him in the eye again? I say, don’t just look in his eye, wink at it! "Azalea" is as much a part of the south as red-eye gravy, and any nurseryman knows it. Your fellow sells "Azaleas" because nobody would buy them if they weren’t called [...]


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burning the midnight oil, Kay?

What I want to know is, what are you doing still at the office at 7:49 p.m. on a Wednesday, Kay? Loyalty is one thing, but this is carrying it too far! You’re making the rest of us look like slackers! Cheers, Tamsin TamsinGuthrie@gmail.com


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new packaging — fingers crossed!

Ta for the update, Randy, and fingers crossed for a successful shipping season! Tamsin TamsinGuthrie@gmail.com


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Hydrangea The Swan and Bonsai

To Tamsin:Thank you for clarifying the mystery of The Swan. I was lucky enough to catch sight of a few in the Garden Center the other day, and I did wonder whether they hadn’t stretched a bit in this obscene heat we’ve been having. Good to know it’s all part of their plan! I’ve asked [...]


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Bonsai @ the Garden Center

Bonsai @ the Garden Center Originally uploaded by Wayside Gardens. Some of my favorite plants here at Wayside Gardens are the Bonsai trees. We offered them on the web this past spring, and we were all so excited about them! We eagerly awaited the first shipment of the mini trees, shrubs, and fruits to arrive… [...]


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Response to Ebbett about Butterfly Bushes

Eb, I got to thinking about your Butterfly Bush question. I had to dig up a couple Black Knights over at church last fall so they could extend the parking lot, and I like to have killed them. I cut them back first, then dug up a real big hole around the roots and moved [...]


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