Well, the Home & Garden show, for all intents and purposes, sucked (businesswise)! Looking at it from another perspective, though, i had time to walk around and talk to the people who had plant nursery setups, one being Bench's Nursery, which is my favorite one in the area!
Why? First, because you can tell they actually love plants, and because they really go out of their way to find very unusual flora and little treasures! Only purchased one thing there - i'll be taking my annual "plant quest" journey next month, and will stop at their place then and
load up! What one thing did i purchase? It's another addition to the "wish I had thought of this first!" list (along with Velcro and Post It notes).
Called "Pinky Trees", these are tiny cacti or succulents planted into a tiny capsule about 1 1/2" long that you can wear as a pendant! It has holes in the bottom so you can set it in water 1-2 times a month,and of course can live in the capsule until it gets too big, then it can be potted up and you have a houseplant! How cute! Brought it to work today so i can string a nice neckchain for it. And, of course, when it does outgrow its capsule, you can bet i will find a plant i have grown myself to replace it!
Some amazing landscaping setups, too...
Also enjoyed talking to the other artisians there about different
events, their experiences with the local art shows, and an artist's life in general (for the ones who actually do this for a living). i did have some offers to consign or wholesale to a couple of local businesses, one of which is very close to where i live, so i may take them up on it.
Networking is always good!
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