I stayed recently with my lovely cousin, Margie and her husband Mel. Margie is a master gardener and I was in heaven taking photographs of her spring blossoms.
I’m a sucker for an iris back lit by the rising sun, but there were other purple flowers competing for my attention too.
Many of which I could never name. But I bet Margie could!
I could have stayed all day taking photographs of her flower gardens, but Margie had something else in mind. We were headed to an herb sale. That’s right, I happened to be staying at Margie’s the very day of the Webster Groves Herb Society’s 40th Annual Herb Sale. How lucky could I get!
It was quite a shindig. In fact, it was so popular that people stood in line for hours just to get in the door.
That’s because they only let a few people in at a time. It’s a good thing that “Herbivores” are such fun people to hang out with!
That’s my cousin Margie, and her son, Eric. Can you see why I love these people? How I got so lucky as to have such wonderful people in my family like this I’ll never know, but I’m definitely thankful.
Once inside, we found the herbs organized alphabetically. That meant the lovely Angelica greeted us as we walked in the door; a nice coincidence because it was one of the herbs on Margie’s list. Yes, Margie makes a list of the herbs she wants from the sale. That way she doesn’t get side-tracked.
It’s easy to get sidetracked in a place this packed with people and herbs.
This is Margie’s basket full of her cherished herbs. Her shopping list was complete. We were exhausted and famished from the ordeal so we headed to a local cafe for breakfast. Herb shopping with Margie has it’s rewards!
Looks like an awesome time. Smart going in with a list, or shopping for plants can be maddening..or at least your basket will overflow before getting what you were intending to get. Matti
May 11, 2011
9:59 am
Those clovers look so beautiful, I understand why cows love them. We have a similar event here, called Seedy Saturday, and the lineups are also huge. After attending a couple of times, I usually prefer to start seeds indoors as I’m utterly convinced no one can do it better than I can.
May 13, 2011
12:51 am
That looks like so much fun! I wish we had an herb sale around here as big as the one you were so lucky to attend! Gorgeous photos Marly – your cousin Margie has a beautiful garden!
May 13, 2011
6:14 am
Nice meeting you over lunch today (and am happy to do a name interview if you want). When checking out your blog this caught my eye because my brother in law and his wife live in Webster Groves!
May 21, 2011
4:13 pm