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My Visit to Venero Gardens

14 years ago

I mentioned a new garden (new to me - 10 yrs old) that I had been meaning to visit in far western burbs of Minneapolis (MN) - Venero Gardens and Nursery in Shorewood. Just west of Excelsior off Hwy 7.

Website noted I needed to call for appt - found out the city put in those restrictions since they are located in a neighborhood with no on-street parking.

Very nice display gardens and selection - most hosta are dug and potted as you order - so a bit different from pulling pots from tables. They do mail-order hosta.

Newer hosta you'll probably get a division, while older or faster growing you'll get more. Hosta selection was very good - I did not go away empty handed. Price was very comparable to other good mail order. List shows about 360 different hosta.

Picked up 11 hosta (7 on my list) and a primula. Have my eye on a couple of non-hosta shade plants for a future visit.

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Worth a visit - link to website below.

Anyone familiar with Venero?

Paul

Here is a link that might be useful: Venero Gardens

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Comments (12)

Janice
14 years ago
NICE, Paul!!! I wonder, when they dug them for you, did they use the same shovel (or whatever tool
they used) for all the hosta you purchased? I'm so concerned about HVX that I have to ask!!!

Looks like you got some real beauties there!!!

Janice
hostaholic2 z 4, MN
14 years ago
I love going to Venero Gardens. It's one of my favorites, though it's over an hour drive to get there. I never go away empty handed. I can't speak to whether or not they use the same shovel, but I know that they are quite aware of HVX and supplied a large number of the hostas for Dr. Lockhart's use in his study at the U of MN.
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Hey Paul Glad I could enable someone else besides myself LOL They always have a nice selection of Hostas and they also have a website that tells you what's on sale. No Mango Tango when I stopped, The way it was I had some in hand and played eenie meenie with the plants. I like Mango Tango and funny thing is Roy Klehm lost out to one that I did come home with. I will have to check back next time I am going that way. Saw some nice Heuchera there also, A friend of mine told me about the place a couple years ago, not very Big but lots of plants! They have a hosta list on their website but didn't see anything about mail-order. Sorry non-MN people :( Sidney, We will all have to wait and see how this one grows, Sometimes it is a waiting game isn't it. I liked the coloring, reminds me of Aqua Velva (which I don't have...yet!)
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Looks like a nice place to visit. I went to their site when you told me they carry Regal Promenade. Of course I placed an order. She said all of their regal promenades reverted so I replaced that one with Regal Providence and also ordered Dancing in the Rain, Eskimo Pie, Queen of the Seas, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, and Tattoo.
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He has 900 plants (counted this spring) and I would say more than 80% in pots. Works out well for him. He is always rearranging his garden...I visit him every week and it always looks different! But his plants do not seem to be angry about it:-)
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I really enjoyed reading all the comments and I am glad so many of you found it as fun I did. Carol, Zaide is new to me this year and I am impressed with the flowers and the rebloom already. I do my best to be a good aunt, not an uncle. As fragrancenutter noted a I only grow pink roses so FS only had pink ones to smell. Mustbnuts you made me laugh, thinking about pruning in a tie. I had not considered it before! Cecily you made me laugh too with FS being a hoodlum at your house. He did get up to a little roughhousing with my cats. And I did catch him climbing a rope Hoya. Thank you everyone for all the fun comments.
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paul_in_mn
Original Author
14 years ago
Janice, link on their site talks about their efforts regarding HVX - facility is immaculate. I believe they were on nat'l garden tours in past, there was a marker in the hosta nursery.

Paul
Janice
14 years ago
Great to hear, Paul! You are so fortunate to have such a 'source' within reach!
Do you think their mail-order digs will be as generous as their on site offerings?
I guess that would be hard for you to know unless you have purchased from them
via their website!!

I'm very tempted!! You're doing a great job of ENABLING, Paul!! (:oP
groentje
14 years ago
Oooh, Paul, i have to stop reading your posts! Now i want
Lucy Vitols and Popcorn. Where does this end?
Janice
14 years ago
groentje -- it doesn't until 'we' are planted, I'm afraid!!!

BTW--('greenhorn'?) where, in the Netherlands, do you live--if I may ask? We love your country--spent most of 1992
in Oldenzaal, and still have friends there we keep in touch with and have come to visit us!!

Tot ziens!! :o)
loisflan
14 years ago
Thanks, Paul, for the great report on Venero Gardens. I'll have to put it on my list of things to do as soon as I get the garden for my 12 new hostas established. I just ordered Popcorn, Sea Gulf Stream and Blue Hawaii last night from Naylor's. "When does this end?" is right! Hallson's sent their order out already, so I'll have to pot the hostas temporarily until I get their permanent homes ready. Sounds like I've got a lot of work to do this week.
sidney1515
14 years ago
Paul. . I have been mail ordering form Venero for four or five years. I find them accommodating, very nice and efficient to deal with. Their shipment always arrives is the best of order.

You will LOVE your Victory. . .by far one of the nicest I own. Mine was planted in 2005 and it is eight and a half feet across and 38 inches high! I love it!

Paul. . I WANT your Lucy Vitrols. . . .I had very nicely been ignoring temptation until now. . Now you've gone and corrupted me. . .lol

Nice haul fella!
Janice
14 years ago
Doggone it, Sidney--now I've succumbed to temptation, as well!!!
I was looking for a reason not to place an order with these folks!!!

BTW--have you seen the hosta 'Temptation'?
I'm finding it one I will eventually want to get,
of course!!! Isn't that what 'temptation' is for,
to get us to cave!!!
thisismelissa
14 years ago
4 words
I AM SO THERE!

More words:
a dozen from my wish list!
jel48
14 years ago
Beautiful haul, Paul! groentje, I'm with you on Popcorn and Lucy Vitols. They are both real eye-catchers!
Mary4b
14 years ago
Very nice finds, Paul. Luckily, I do get over to Chaska, MN fairly often, so I am thrilled to find out about Venero Gardens in Excelsior! Can't wait to get there! :)
Popcorn is so cute, I almost got that one at Hallson Gardens last month, now I'm sorry I didn't! Mary

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