Almost as good as plant sale season is buying plants online from a vendor you know is tip-top.
First up is
Annie's Annuals.
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| Oh boy, what's in the box? |
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| Such perfect packaging -- everything fits snugly |
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| Each side contains three plants and lifts out easily |
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| After carefully taking the cardboard apart, you're left with a plant that is wrapped in a paper "diaper" rubber-banded in place |
And the second box o' plants is from
Far Reaches Farm.
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| Lots of paper keeps the contents from shifting |
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| Every plant is individually wrapped in brown paper |
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| Second layer |
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| After removing the brown paper, each plant is also wrapped in a paper "diaper/shawl" and a plastic bag/sleeve |
So, what did I buy?
From Annie's:
And from Far Reaches Farm:
Also, not pictured because they look like pots of dirt, which requires little imagination:
Allium wallichii ex China and
Rhodiola integrifolia, but you can follow the links to see what they look like in the garden.
