Closing Business - Big Sale: Plants & Equipment May 17th & 18th, Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm and on Sunday from 10 am to 4pm. Petite Plaisance Orchid Collection - Intermediate & Cool Growing Orchids 1177 Valley Ford-Freestone Rd, Sonoma County, Northern California
Jim Hamilton and Ron Ehlers have had their orchid nursery, Petite Plaisance, since 1981. They are well known for their unusual orchids, primarily species, and their wonderful exhibits at shows throughout California and also in New York City. With the sudden death of Ron Ehlers in early April, Jim has decided that it is too much for him to maintain on his own. Everything is being sold. The nursery will open for the big sale at 9 am on Saturday May 17th & at 10 am on Sunday May 18th. It will not be open until that time. Sorry, we are not taking orders in advance nor do we have a list of plants. If you have questions, we request that you direct them to Marni Turkel (email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). We will have some packing materials on hand, but we encourage you to bring boxes/bags if you can. There will be lots of great plants and lots of great deals. The greenhouses experienced a power failure this winter and some of the plants suffered during the outage. Plants will be priced to take this into account (pricing starts at $1). Besides the orchids, supplies and greenhouse equipment will be for sale, including small heaters, large heaters, fans, electric tank sprayer and more. Petite Plaisance is located an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the rolling hills of west Sonoma County on the fringes of the California Wine Country. Parking on the property is limited, but directly across the street there is an area for parking. There is a short hill to climb so wear walking shoes. There is no cell phone coverage on the property so you will not be able to reach us during the sale. Getting There: >From Petaluma, on 101 take the East Washington exit in Petaluma. Turn left at the signal. Stay on this road. It will take you through Petaluma, out the other side, and into Valley Ford. The road will change its name several times, but stay the course. Go through Valley Ford and take the first right out of town. This is Valley Ford-Freestone Rd. We are about one mile down this road on the left. 1177 is on the fence. >From Santa Rosa, on 101 take Hwy 12 West through Sebastopol beyond the Freestone turnoff. Continue until you can turn left. This is Valley Ford-Freestone Rd. We are about one mile down this road on the right. 1177 is on the fence. -- Marni Marni Turkel 2080 Llano Rd 1B Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Phone 707-579-5567 Fax 707-579-1116 Stony Point Ceramic Design & Orchids http://www.marniturkel.com Sonoma Urn Company http://www.sonomaurn.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
