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Posted by newyorkrita z7 NY (My Page) on Sun, Jun 8, 03 at 22:35
| Took a nice drive out today to Fort Pond Native Plant Nursery out in Montauk, LI. Its just six miles from the very end so it was quite a haul, even from Nassau County. I had never been there before, even though I found the website last Fall. They have other things besides only natives but they so recommend natives to people whenever possible. Anyway, nice place with some interesting items.
I bought a hugh clump of Switch Grass, a smaller clump of mini Cattails and a fabulous Viburnum Winterthur. The Viburnum is covered in bloom clusters and such a full shrub with the most gorgous green leaves. I had really gone to hopefully get the grass but just couldn't pass up the shrub. Another thing is that this is a first for me in which I bought items for which I actually had a spot picked out waiting for them. Usually I just buy something I just had to have and then run around the yard when I get home trying to find a good spot for my new find!!!
If anyone is interested here is the web address for Fort Pond.
http://nativeplants.net/default.htm |
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| I'm glad to hear about your good experience. I'm interested in native plants and have been contemplating making that long trip for a while. Maybe I'll make that my fall planting destination. |
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Me too!! I've been wanting to go there for quite some time...such a long drive tho. :o( Glad to hear you made it out there Rita!
~~Nancy |
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- Posted by kars z7 LI, NY (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 9, 03 at 15:29
| Yeah nice place huh. I went there last year for the first time. I live in Suffolk but I am still almost 50 miles from there. Also check out Peconic River Herb Farm. You can make a nice day of it. They are just north of the LIE exit 71 I think. Another great nursery right on the side of the Peconic River. You can even picnic on the river on their property if you would like. The woman who owns the farm seems very proud of her offerings and they often seem to have the newest cultivars available. I just got a couple of heritage bircg trees there for $15 each. Oh and the new endless summer hydrangea a month ago. |
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| I found Peconic River Herb Farm last year and made two trips out there last summer. Haven't gotten there this spring yet but am deffinately going to go. Fort Pond was just very far so I will probably only do one trip a year out there. It was really nice out there on the Eastern end of Long Island though, had a nice day. |
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I don't think there's enough room in my van to hit both places in the same day! LOL!
~~Nancy |
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- Posted by kars z7 LI, NY (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 10, 03 at 14:43
| Yeah I love it out here. I am about 20 minutes to the Peconic Herb Farm. There is another nursery on the north fork but I have yet to visit there. I'm gldd I do not have a van to fill! |
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| Thanks for the information, sounds like a great destination point for a trip!! I used to live close to the east end and miss it very much, Shelter Island is one of my favorite places on the planet, the nature preserve there is wonderful!!! There are some new B and B's opening out east if anybody wants or can make a weeekend out of the trip, its another world out there! |
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| Thanks for the link Rita. I'm out at Montauk at least 6 times a year and never visited that place. I did stop by a place in Amagansett last month. I forget the name of this nursery but they have a HUGE wistera growing out front that cover's the nursery roof. It's just beautiful and I loved strolling through thier back gardens. |
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| I fould the switchgrass, 'Shenendoah' today at Cheap Sams. I tred to get this one at Fort Pond this Spring, but they didn't have it. |
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| Haven't gotten back out to Fort Pond since my first trip but now its Fall planting time so maybe I will get a chance to do another trip. |
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| The Switchgrass has stood up to the Winter really well. Even when we had the snow, it was nice and upright and the seed heads still look good over the brown foliage. Most of the actual seeds seem to be gone though. Don't know if they fell off or were eaten by birds over the Winter. |
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| I am surprised that no one has listed Fort Pond as a favorite Nursery under the Favorite Long Island Nurseries Thread! |
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| In case anyone out east is looking for a good nursery, I didn't want this thread to dissapear. |
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