Today we spent the day at wholesale nurseries again. One was a major producer of specialty trees and shrubs, one a producer of dwarf and miniature conifers and shrubs, one is the largest shade tree producer in the United States. After a late lunch, we went to the largest garden center in the Pacific Northwest. It was really interesting to see the behind the scenes production at the nurseries. One also had a beautiful display and memorial garden and the other a large arboretum.
Here is a picture of the big machine that drives through the fields over the 14' tall trees to dig them up and shake them loose from the soil in the late autumn so that they can store them in giant coolers as bare root trees until they ship them in the spring. Tomorrow we will go to the International Rose Test GArden and then to a place called the Grotto. AFter that the bus heads to the airport and we catch the train back to the hotel to pick up our car so that we can go see Dad's cousin.
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those are some cool lookin' plants. It sounds like you guys are having a wonderful trip! Who are you going to visit?
We spent Saturday night and most of Sunday with Dad's cousin Christine Kramer (one of Charlie's daughters)
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