The Plant Sale Results

We had a plant sale on May 1st.

It was a success!

We opened at 8 am and sold out of 90% of the started plants by 10:30am.

I even sold some of my garden art.

The 2 most popular garden art items were the wooden plant markers and the painted rocks (which of course, I forgot to take a picture of).

We didn't sell very many raspberry or strawberry starts, but we sold lots and lots of perennials.

Some of these pictures I snapped before we started the sale. Then we were very busy and I forgot to take pictures, but I took a few after the big rush.

Cement Mushrooms

Bird baths and painted garden totes

Lots and lots of glass flowers and a few tea cup luminaries.

The $10 glass flowers sold out first, but a few of the more expensive ones sold too.

I priced them according to how much I wanted to keep them. I priced the ones I liked best higher.

I painted this tea cup myself.

It had a really ugly picture on it, so I painted it with Kilz premium, painted on my design and then sealed it.

I sold that bird house on the left. Amazing what some spray sealer and a PVC end cap can do!

These were the description sheets.

They told a little bit about the started plants we were selling.

All the little yellow strips say "SOLD OUT".

I took these pics near the end of the sale, when we had sold out of almost everything.

Some of the plants.

We had 2 full tables in the garage, with started plants, at the beginning of the sale.

Perennials $2.50 and started plants $1.00

Perennial table

Black and red raspberries

I sold a few jars of my canning. We also had bread and fresh eggs.

The crystal cup luminaries on the right we very popular. I sold a bunch of those. They were 2 for $1.75.

Plant markers $.50 each. I sold a bunch of the wooden ones. They had carrots, basil, thyme, lettuce, ect. written on them.

It was a great sale.

The weather could have been better, it was VERY windy and cold.

We are already planning for next year.

Showing Off Plants

Just a post to show off the beautiful plants!

Aren't they gorgeous?

My Mom and I are throwing around the idea of having a plant sale in mid-May.

We started way too many plants (again - how does that happen every year?).

Last year we gave away the extras, but this year I think it would be fun to have a plant sale.

We could sell plants and I could sell a few of my cement mushrooms and glass plate flowers.

So, if you live in central Minnesota and want some plants........

Cement Garden Mushrooms

I made a cement mushroom for my garden.

It was easy and fun!

First, I found a nice big bowl, sprayed it with Pam and then covered the bowl with plastic wrap.

Then I mixed up some cement and poured a little into the bottom of the bowl.

I put a few pieces of wire mesh (window screen) in the cement for added strength.

Then I topped up the bowl with cement and then added a bottle to each bowl.

The one on the right turned out to be too small (it looked silly), so I poured cement into a bigger bowl and added the too small mushroom.

I let the cement sit for about 10 minutes, until it was firm, then I popped the mushrooms out.

I put the mushrooms in a plastic bag with some water to cure.

Finally, I painted it with outdoor paint and gave it several layers of varnish.