If you are looking for something to do and you live in the Tacoma area, you may want to stop by the Tacoma Home and Garden show taking place at the Tacoma Dome this weekend.
You can print a $2.00 off coupon HERE or purchase discounted multi-day passes at the door if you’d like to go back throughout the week for one of the gardening seminars. Cisco Morris will be talking on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday if you want to stop by and say hi.
I had a little extra time so I stopped by this afternoon to take a look around.
If you are looking for an awesome possum ceder tool, garden or play shed, Millworks Custom Sheds are awesome. I love his attention to detail.
I’m not exactly sure what happened, but I stopped by the B&D Lilies booth to ask a question and 45 minutes later I found myself walking away with 2 bags full of giant lily bulbs. It was crazy.
I have absolutely no idea where I am going to plant them. But now I know the owners have been married for 38 years, that Martha Stewart Magazine was at their property for 5 days straight 6 years ago for a photo shoot, and that the company once sold their bulbs to Peggy Rockefeller. And that no matter what anyone tells you, lily bulbs are not deer resistant.
Oh, and that I need to purchase a small box of “rose food” and feed my bulbs twice a year.
OH.MY.WORD.
Moving on.
If you love antiques, then be sure and stop by the Vintage Market. Sure you’ll have to walk past people selling hot tubs, floor mops, sprinklers, cabinets, dishwashers, and other random stuff you likely don’t need, but I’m telling you, it’s worth it.
{Isn’t that old garden caddy cool?}
Just keep your blinders on and don’t get side tracked or you might go home with a hot dog cart for your backyard patio.
Okay. Quiz time. I took a picture of this plant but then forgot to write down the name.
Does anyone know what it is?
~Mavis
Lisa says
It’s a cultivar of an agave. They are hardy, but like well drained soil. It is best if they are planted in pots and kept in a protected location over the winter to prevent root rot. We have 2 of them at the shop right now, but not that particular variety.
Denise says
ooo I might try to convince the hubby to take me! Or maybe to let me go by myself!
Carol says
Cacti?
Tiffany says
Some sort of Aloe Vera maybe? Not sure about plants at all. I check your blog for the recipes and bargain shopping grocery stuff. The gardening area of your blog is enjoyable too, but I’m usually lost 😉
Patti says
It looks like an agave…
Becca says
I believe that is a century cactus. I google’d to make sure I was remembering correctly and half of those images are of Yucca trees. The other half are these so I’m pretty confident.
Julie2 says
I will be going on Satd with my husband. I even know which show I plan on watching. I hope to see Cisco too. I will keep my eyes open for you too, but I’m sure you will be out on the streets, putting in the miles you need for your marathon training.
Thanks for all you do.
Susan Reid says
It does look like an agave, perhaps agave isthmensis?
anne says
I’ve been buying fragrant orientals from B&D for a few years now. My jones got so bad I ordered some last fall from their scratch and dent sale. Such a lovely addiction.
Mike D - Huntington Beach, CA says
I forget the name, but I know each one of those large thorns is attached to a type of sinew that runs the length of the interior of each leaf. If you carefully pull them out, you can actually sow with it in a crunch. Now, you can rest a little easier, hah!
Mike