I'm not sure HOW I found this place but have been plotting to somehow, someway make a future road trip to it's Philadelphia area locale. Terrain at Styres is a 6 & 1/2 hour drive from home. I'm dying here folks. DYING! A look through their online catalog will have all gardening lovers in the same yearning state as I. There is a particular event coming up on March 5,2011 which has me all kinds of flustered.
Ellen Ecker Ogden, co-founder of The Cook's Garden seed company. Author of From the Cook's Garden and The Vermont Cheese Book, whom has also written articles for Country Living, Organic Gardening, and the Boston Globe. Will be there to sign her new book "The Complete Kitchen Garden".
Two great things all at once. Her visit and 2 hour event mixed with the location of a Gardeners heaven of wares. Their array of goods has held me for HOURS perusing their pages. Although their Vintage items are ..ummm.... out of my pocket range. a girl can still drift off into gardening dreams. They have sections for the kitchen, Garden & home full of delight and causes of many major weak inducing moments on my end.
Especially in the garden gear department and their Outdoor decor'. "I'll take one of everything, please". If only they would chain out this way.... These kind of places, are not something found around here. I would actually want a job working in their store. Although the paycheck would go right back into their hands. "Can I just work for store credit to use with my {hopefully}hefty employee discount?".Thanks.
Flowering Oregano in metal pot decorated with vine circles. Rustic Boot door knocker
The metal Chicken box nest {gotta find some new ones for the Fancy Farm Girl Style coop}....
Maybe I can use the excuse of buying The Captain's Mushroom log kit while I am there. Maybe the most expensive mushroom kit ever bought {include my one of everything Garden gear plus the trip cost}, but I would be like a kid during their first trip to Disney world. Wide eyed, glazed over dreamy look stumbling around in awe. Not knowing what to do or see first.
Maybe my true desire of gourmet gardening may not be seen as a self sufficient form, but the beauty and divine bliss it would create are not just food for body. It's tending to the mind and soul, which many overlook. Creating your own world in your space for escaping the everyday stress induced by life. Letting go of everything else outside your eden.
Organized. Lush. Healthy and organic.
Picture of Potager garden from Country Living site
Although I most likely will not make the trip, I can purchase her book online and continue my search for vintage garden touches I desire for our home and land with the upcoming estate/fle market bazars season.
Starting with the above boot Knocker I covet for the fancy chicken coop!
Sweet Dreams
~Tammie
***P.S***
My dear readers, I will be down and out until mid next week. Time to get this mean wisdom tooth removed. My too small bottom jaw can not continue housing the invader and will be evicted properly & prompt Monday morning. Please excuse any delays in postings until my thoughts are straight and mouth pain free.
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