Things are really starting to move now that we’ve been getting the occasional sunny days. Flowers are starting to pop up everywhere.   Our very own plant expert Betsy McRib is also starting to bloom. She has been working very hard getting our nursery and perennial sections full and lush. Betsy  has assured me that she’ll give [...]

Hepatica nobilis ,also known as the Liver Leaf is one of the cutest woodland perennials I own. It’ s soft,violet blue flowers emerge in February and sometimes last as long as mid April. It is best placed in the border of a shade garden or randomly throughout a part shade ,woodland setting. Great companions to the [...]

Besty McRib, Long-term Employee Of Potter’s 152 Born in west Zanzibar in the tiny district of Aconitum, Betsy hopped a Somalian freighter at the age of 11 and set sail for Libya. A well-known capuchin monkey trainer named Jacques de Campanula took Betsy under his wing and showed her the ropes of living life next [...]

Well the results are in and our very own workhorse, Betsy McRib, has won this year’s “Largest 1 Gallon Mum” contest. When asked what she was going to do with the winnings, Betsy replied, “There’s not much you can do with 5 dollars”… spoken like a true champion. Betsy now has her sights on the [...]

Everywhere at the 152nd Street store I see wide brimmed hats… on Scott “Ladies Lunch” Pasternak.. on Patsy The Planter Lady.. on Karl Braber… on Besty McRib… on Jessie Turner-n-hooch…. everywhere. With the strength of the sun these days and skin cancer being a very real concern, I think you’ll see more and more wide brimmed hats [...]

This is a great time of year out in our nursery. It’s the time when some of our display gardens start to shine. Towards the center of the  main path lies the gigantic Ligularia ‘ Rocket’ . It soars up to a huge 6′  every year and blooms profusely from late june to August. Although not drought tolerant it loves moisture [...]