There were probably about 25 peacocks just hanging out in various parts of the gardens. I had heard they were obnoxiously loud, but who knew that they sound like very large meowing cats? We definitely want to go back and take some better shots of them. They’re amazing. Also, evidently unpredictable and potentially mean.

The only thing louder and more obnoxious than the peacocks were the guinea hens. And not quite as pretty.

Besides these normal attractions of the Arboretum, there were garden chats (which we didn’t get to hit this time), plant sales (which we also didn’t hit this time), and various garden related vendors. We only bought some Napa Wildflower honey from Pollen.

But there were lots of things that we would have liked to buy funds permitting. So in the interest of documenting what we saw and who had it for sale, I’m going to keep track of that here.

A nice, modern looking bench that would be lovely with our house. From Jackalope

Several nice items from Potted.


The chairs and bench were definitely out of budget for now, but we almost bought this rug…
…which was made from recycled plastic bottles. But I’ve never been too successful using outdoor rugs. I like the idea of them better than I like the reality of them.

A couple other interesting furniture items…

From Newtiques in La Crescenta…no website listed on their card.

We didn’t get a card on this…but it was something I thought I’d take a stab at making (if it stuck in my mind and I felt I needed one.)

And last, but not least…

…I STILL want a little covey of quail for my garden. Cheesy, I know. But we’ve seen them in our travels, and I’ve almost bought them several times. I passed once again. But maybe a loved one will see this and take pity on me. Maybe they’ll end up in my yard sometime. (I was alone in my love of the ‘flat’ ones, my husband and mother-in-law both liked the sculptural ones. But I didn’t like their scale. I want the flat ones.) I have a card from this place in Long Beach, but it’s MIA right now.

My mother-in-law and I went to this show, we think it was the same one, several years ago and loved it. It was even better this year. I think next year we plan one day with the husbands, and one day without…planned around when there are interesting garden chats.

It was a nice, nice day.

The whole set on Flickr