Only the serious gardeners come on the first day of a 2-day annual sale held by the Auxilliary of the RBG. It was pandemonium when the gates opened at 9:00 AM today. I was still parking my car in the middle of the field about 1/4 km away and the queue was almost as long!
The perennials were either in the "Hoop house" or outdoors, all alphabetically labeled by their botanical names. In the permanent peaked greenhouses, the annuals were housed in a heated environment.
While an outdoor temperature hovering around 10 deg Celsius is considered balmy when the sun is beating down, it's another story when the sun decides to hide behind the clouds for an indeterminate period. The hoop house (where I was assigned) got too cold for comfort so, I sometimes visited the greenhouse to warm up or get more warm beverage or goodies or just milled around. I discovered that if one bought at least 5 kinds of herb, one can get them potted for free! I might try that next time. (potting, not buying)
It certainly was a very happy and interesting day!
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