{"id":13782,"date":"2017-12-05T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T17:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:53:03","slug":"field-trip-gossler-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/field-trip-gossler-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trip: Gossler Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our second nursery stop on the Springfield caper was the famous Gossler Farms<\/a>. We love them so much. Not only are their plants awesome, they were our very first participating nursery on plant lust–on the site and\u00a0on our online beta Marketplace. Boy, what I didn’t know about plants back\u00a0we when we began\u00a0was a lot. It sure kick-started me into researching and studying, I can tell you that. And it was such a fun place to start. Gosslers’ plants are cool.<\/p>\n

We’d stopped by Bloom River Nursery<\/a> before arriving at Gossler Farms,\u00a0where we’d had considerably better weather. The skies opened up at Gossler Farms–though we had a toasty visit inside with Marj, Eric, and Roger before\u00a0braving the greenhouses.<\/p>\n

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The rain gods\u00a0went after Megan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I didn’t get many photos–because I was too busy watching for the Ark to show up. But you can always see and order\u00a0Gosslers’ plants online<\/a>, and stay dry to boot. (We\u00a0visited the Farms a couple years earlier, and I did a better job chronicling that event here<\/a>. Also the modest Amy Campion, over at the “World’s Best Gardening Blog<\/a>” did a fine job covering Gossler\u00a0here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The day of our visit, I’d worn my warm parka, but even with that, it was chilly and damp in the greenhouse. Some days are not as glamorous as others for the nursery peeps. Regardless, Roger was\u00a0ever the\u00a0gracious host.<\/p>\n

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Hey Roger, what’s that way over there in back?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Megan\u00a0came home with\u00a0the glossy\u00a0evergreen Roger is toting, an Aucuba ‘Rozannie’<\/a>\u00a0—\u00a0terrific\u00a0for the full\u00a0shade which\u00a0is\u00a0most of Megan’s garden. I came home with a\u00a0great plant as well. But I can’t remember the name–though Megan was clear that I needed it–because I do have sun. I’d run outside and look at the tag, but I’m letting a sleeping dog lie. And you know what I mean.<\/p>\n

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Here’s Chiquita in characteristic pose–the currently sleeping culprit. (A nod to Bob Nold<\/a> for the line.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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