New Nursery

On Sunday, I worked at my friends new nursery (flower that is)! Darlene of the Dragon's Den has now opened "Snap of the Dragon, a dream we began talking about last spring/summer.
Darlene and I are part of the Green Thumb Society for the past few years, doing the flowers on Dexter's Main Street, and gardens.


Last year in the spring we poured over flower magazines, online website and even Ebay for new and different flowers and plants for downtown barrels and now she has put that energy into her new nursery.

If you know Darlene, you know she is ingenious when it comes to 'budget on a shoestring'! This woman can and does make great things out of what others throw away. That is one of the things I admire about her the most, other than her incredible work ethic. She never stops, like the energizer bunny! She was recycling before it was cool. This is the queen of recycling!!!! Her husband Greg, friend Jen and others have worked on creating a great family Greenhouse that has the usual fare of spring plants, perennials, culinary and medicinal herbs, Native Maine Flowers and next year plans even more.

So, on Sunday Mothers Day, I got to help with her opening, and also work in the Greenhouse. Now, if any of you have the "greenthumb bug", you will understand the immense joy I got in doing that!
The smell of damp potting soil, the heat of the greenhouse with the sun beating down on the plastic warming all those little plants that started as a seed such a short time ago and now are in various stages of growth.

I got to be creative with some plantings, repotting, and various other things, but the day just went by too fast.

It is fun to watch Darlene give the customers, browsers and visitors the "tour" from greenhouse to greenhouse and patch of plants to the next hanging basket. She isn't one for saying much about herself, but I can see the pride in her face.


So if you are on the Dexter Road in Corinna, stop by and say hi to Darlene at the new Snap of the Dragon at the Dragons Den.

Her hours are:
Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm

I have her website up and going at www.SnapOfTheDragon.com
Judy