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Ashdown Roses Soon to Be New Location (lots of pics)

15 years ago

Hi Everyone

Yes as Carole stated, I did take pictures of the soon to be new location of Ashdown Roses. They will be sharing retail area with Motlow Creek Gardens with the land bordering the back of Motlow Creek to houses the Ashdown greenhouses, coldframes, office, and shipping. And of course the ROSES and the Ashdown Rosarium.

Motlow Creek Gardens

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Ashdown Roses Retail shop (Trish's domain)

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Ashdown Roses Retail area (where roses for sale will be displayed)

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The start of Ashdown Roses land. (Picture roses on arbors welcoming visitors to stop and smell the roses and visit the Rosearium just beyond)

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Future location of the Ashdown Rosearium. The green houses and shipping and packing building will be located back towards the trees on the back left of the property.

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Here is the link to the Ashdown Roses Blog for more information.

R/Liz

Here is a link that might be useful: petals & thorns

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Comments (8)

zeffyrose
15 years ago
I want to wish Ashdown all the best with the new location.

Ashdown is a great Co. to do business with. Wonderful healthy bushes and great people to talk to.

Again the best of everything

Florence
carolfm
15 years ago
That is a really nice place. I haven't seen it in person yet. Thanks for the photo's.

Carol
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Caroline, Ashdown is a fantastic rose place but have you been to Petals from the Past which is only a few miles from where you live? I think you will be pleasantly surprised to see PFTP. It is located halfway between Birmingham and Montgomery, off I-65 at exit 219. If you have not been there you have missed one of the wonders of the world (or at least in Alabama's world). Go ahead and buy your rose from Ashdown but make the trip. You will not regret it. The gardens are so pretty, so well designed, well kept, immaculate and impeccably groomed, well stocked and the customer service is fantastic. I am really surprised you have not been there. Every time I go in summer, there are always people from (not only Alabama), but Georgia, Tennessee and Florida there shopping for plants. Of course, you have to stop off at Peach Park exit 205 for the world's best Chilton County peaches and peach pies made by the little ladies who live nearby.
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Ohh- I see.. then you'll have alliums soon enough!!! plant them late in fall- nearly winter if you have to!! In NJ- we always seem to skimp on by everyone's trouble.. we had the heat wave but i got night time storms each night of it.. no drought. and I'm not flooded either.. I like to think i live in a little tiny microcosm that is much like things are supposed to be and were a long time ago. I live in the middle of a wildlife management area.. about 4,000 acres of woods all around us! just this one street juts into it.. so i really feel like our ONE street gets weather like no one else.. we seem to be protected frm drought and such.. knock on wood. Been here 6 years and nothing horrible yet. can living in a heavily wooded area do that- change the weather? I'm no scientist. Just bears and mountain lions to worry about..and BUGS.. ugh the bugs.( come on- you cant get off scott free right?) haha
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trishaw
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That little office is bigger than it looks. Paul and I are going to try to set up in there together and see how it goes. The cats WILL NOT be there, too close to the street. We are setting up more space at the back of the property for them. They won't be greeting anyone in the parking lot. I should be able to let them hang out with me in the office as long as they don't go out. I honestly don't think I could get anything done without them anymore!

The best news for me is this property is within walking distance from my house! How cool is that?

Trish
zeffyrose
15 years ago
Good Luck Trish-------I hope to get to your new location.

Florence
rosefolly
15 years ago
I'm very happy to see that Ashdown is not only surviving the crisis, but thriving. The new location is very inviting. Perhaps some day I may have the pleasure of visiting Ashdown at its new site. My one visit to the nursery was during David Stone's talk a few years ago. While I did get to say hello to Paul and meet Trish in person, the press of the activities made those exchanges brief.

Thanks for posting the pictures so that those of us who live far away can see for ourselves how it is going.

Rosefolly
patricianat
15 years ago
Oh,how great! Congratulations to Paul & Trish. Take care of the kitties and if there is anytime left over, check on the roses. :-)
pfzimmerman
15 years ago
Thanks everyone. We're stoked about it. Times are tough all around but with help from our Rose Family we're going to get through them. We're hanging on and while I wouldn't say thriving we are indeed surviving thanks to you.

patricia43. As long as we don't get confused and pet the roses and smell the kitties we'll be fine!
lynns
13 years ago
Is there an update to this that I've missed?

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