Perennial Optimist

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05/11/2017

Coming soon! I will have a sale soon! I had health issues that have slowed me down but plants are coming soon! Stay posted

06/04/2016

SALE today! These hanging baskets are soooo beautiful and the price is right! 9 am to 12 pm I will be here selling these beauties and much more. Stop by and look at what I've got. I still have fairy gardens and yard art.

06/01/2016

I have a new bunch of huge and gorgeous hanging baskets and they are for sale for $10 to $15. This is an amazing deal.

05/29/2016

I still have plants available and potted arrangements and will be here today.

05/27/2016

I am having a sale this weekend at 1855 Graslon Dr. The sale starts Friday May 27 at 4 pm and goes to 7 pm. Saturday May 28 it starts at 9 am and ends at 4 pm. Sunday May 29 I will be open from Noon to 4 pm. I have some yard art and fairy gardens for sale. Plants I have for sale:
* Hydrangeas-PeeGee, Chantilly Lace, Phantom, Tardiva, Dharuma and others
*Deutzia
*Beauty Berry
*Hostas including Guacamole, St******se, and Sum and Substance and many more
*Arborvitae-Green Giant and Hetz Midget
*Weigela florida 'Red Prince' Nd 'Carnival'
*Sedums-'John Creech,' 'Angelina,' Blue Spruce Stonecrop, 'Red Carpet,' 'Neon,' Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop and 'Autumn Joy
*Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'
*White Flowering Dogwood
*Russian Sage
*Heuchera-'Hercules,' 'Kassandra,' 'Crimson Curls,'Lemon Chiffon,' 'Ginger Ale,'Palace Purple"
*Red Twig Dogwood
*Yellow Twig Dogwood
*Dappled Willow
*Corkscrew Willow
*Viburnums-"Popcorn,' 'Maresii"
Many other plants are available. These are just a few.

Hope you can make it but if you can't this weekend, you may call me and come and look anytime I am around at 319-330-8416. There will be more sales later as well.

05/10/2016

For those of you who have stopped by and found nothing on this page, i apologize. Last summer I had a flooded lower level in my home and it took me away from nursery work. Well I'm trying it again. I will have a sale the end of May or beginning of June , but I am open anytime I am here. I purchased some items that are annuals and are for sale right now. I have:

*Hanging baskets $20
*1-1/2 to 2' tall 'Big Beef" tomato plants staked in large pots $5
* 4-packs of mixed petunias $.75
* Red Cannas $2
* Huge Gerbera Daisies full of buds $4.25 each
* Osteospermum in many colors full of buds $3 each
* Honeoye Junebearing Strawberries $2.50

There many perennials and flowering shrubs including hostas and many shade plants in the back yard.

06/05/2015

ONE MORE TIME!!!! Backyard Plant Sale again this Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. There are still many landscaping plants. There are Hydrangeas (5 kinds), Astilbes (3 colors), Arborvite (Midget and Giant), Dappled Willow, Rose of Sharon (5 colors), Dwarf Burning Bush, Blueberries (2 kinds), Dwarf Korean Lilac, Beauty Berry, Weigela (3 kinds), Deutzia, Coralbells, Euonymous (Manhatten), Viburnums (2 kinds), Hostas, Ferns, and an assortment of perennials. 1855 Graslon Dr. Come look at my nursery.

05/24/2015

***Backyard plant sale***
7-4 Saturday May 30, 2015
1855 Graslon Dr Iowa City

Landscaping plants and perennials.
Many flowering shrubs and hostas.

09/26/2014

Plant sale today, Friday, September 26, 3-6pm and tomorrow, Saturday, September 27, 9am-2pm. 1855 Graslon Dr., Iowa City. Lots of landscaping plants and trees. Everything $4.97. Come and check it out!

08/20/2014

Now offering a wide a variety of hostas, flowering shrubs of all sizes, trees, perennial flowers, and ornamental grasses. Message me or email at [email protected] for more info!