Good evening readers! It’s so good to feel normal other than this bloody cough, I’m so tired of cough drops. BUT I digress, I went on a mini adventure around the corner for a pot because the 2 Wisteria seedlings I planted are getting too big for their plant pants, let’s brew about it!
I’ve been wanting to create a particular mood or setting since it’s my favorite spot to write in and I wanted to extend that in my writing space. I love the idea of a sort of gothic-romantic-witchy-forgotten place, dramatic colors and wildness with a touch of softness and whimsy. For Christmas, I got the gothic, witchy and heavy metal flower seeds I wanted, and with the wisteria getting so big it was time to do the mash up of dark with romance. I felt a vintage looking pot would be just the ticket, but where to go?
Since I moved to Plant City I kept driving by this quaint garden center called BrownLee, a little house sitting back from the main road with tables of beautifully potted plants ( I can hear you saying, Nyssa that’s plants NOT pots, I know) behind an old wooden fence. I thought to myself, there could be pots there, and so, I let the mood take me and off I went. Finally, taking the turn into this little haven snuggled between rows of trees.
There were wood planters boxes, beautifully crafted wooden swings, but no pots. Unsure, of myself I walked the rows, seeing vegetables, fruits, and herbs, no pots to be had. But a gentleman came from the house, whom, happened to be Mr. BrownLee himself. Not only was he knowledgeable but very kind and helpful. Brownlee has been open in this very spot for 14 years, and sadly their lease was up there. It made me very sad to hear it, but what did cheer me up was that they were only relocating, and much closer to me(trouble for my bank account).
Although I didn’t leave with a pot I didn’t go without purchasing a plant, a blueberry in fact, after speaking with Mr. BrownLee, telling him about my current blueberry plants I found out I had 2 non germinating ones aka, mine don’t make blueberries without another type and his have both in one. So, with my new blueberry plant in my arms, I was armed with both knowledge, and a new place to come back to although in a different location but the journey is still on for a larger pot!
As Always Keep On Brewin!