What hasn’t come in the shop in the last week. Everyday I come in all I see is a sea of boxes for all over the world. Boxes with curtains from France, boxes from Germany, boxes for just about all 50 states and all I see inside the shop is a wonderful display of Spring. I get so excited to see all the new products that Beth has found in her travels. I have to admit that she can find the prefect anything from just about anywhere. It doesn’t matter if she is at an antique auction, flea market in the middle of nowhere Texas or hitting the Paris market; she fines great stuff. As I often travel to the larger more adventurous destination, this women wheres me out. We are currently are planning a trip this March to the south of France to visit with a new potter that we have been waiting for them to meet with us. This pottery is the most beautiful pieces I have ever seen with remarkable craftsmanship and a true Anduze style. I will update you about our great finds when I return. Until then you’ll just have to take a look at this picture form the city of Nimes.
New Orleans temperatures have such a huge variation that you can count on only one thing these days, a huge change from day to day. What does this mean for a gardener? It means that you will have to follow the gardeners guide to winter rather than, “ I wish it was Spring early” Get out there and get to working.
Advice from The Garden Gate Guy:
Use Mardi Gras as the date as the being of spring and use for the following:
