{"id":5678,"date":"2013-05-19T03:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T07:43:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:01:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:01:55","slug":"endulging-at-trade-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2013\/05\/endulging-at-trade-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Endulging at Trade Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whose that with Martha Stewart in the middle of this image? Why, no other than Kevin Sharkey. I covet my Podophyllum pleianthum<\/i> as much as Martha does, which only confirms her secret that many of us in the plant world already knew – that she really does know great plants, and appreciates them too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nIt’s become an annual fete – and one every plant and garden lover should attend, for thirteen years now, the private home and farm of Elaine LaRoache and her Lion Rock Farm in Sharon, CT opens it’s gates offering many of us so privileged to attend, access to simple the best in rare and unusual plant, garden sculpture and pottery, and well, imagine jumping into the photo of one of the finest British gardening magazines ala Alice in Wonderland, and you get the picture. Trade Secrets is just that sort of experience. No kidding. It feels edited, fancy, down-to-earth, and authentic, and the plant material is choice. I should add, I expected everything to be out of my price range, but I barely spent more than $100 for each tree and shrub ( many under $50) but the selection was impeccable.<\/div>\n
Guy’s always so warm and nice, and approachable. People just smile when he chats with them.<\/p>\n
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I could have spent a gillion dollars….but my lottery ticket won’t be available until tonight, when I will the big one…..but I still left with a huge Guy Wolff Rhubard forcer! Joy. I have always wanted one. Well, ten, but I can start with one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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I fell in love with this fox, but it was out of my price range.<\/p>\n
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I also had to leave with this fabulous bird house from Snug Harbor Nursery. It was so well made.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n