We found it a few km further from Waterloo in a huge Garden Center called the "Groen Decor" (Green deco) because it is in the Flemish part of Brussels' surroundings.
At least it was open on a Sunday and we could walk around and plan what to buy for our gardens later.
It is really very big and you find all flowers or plants to your hearts content !
Of course also decoration. Some of them were really funny. I wouldn't put a hill of skulls in my garden, maybe I would get into troubles with the police who is looking for a mass murderer.
My friend bought the little sheep, an ivy and the two little trees. Nobody wanted the frogh though.
They also have garden furniture and started an Easter display
Animal selling is now not allowed anymore in these big centers, only fishes. Some big kois looked at me.
I liked this huge vase with only a few branches
Beautiful flowers
and an idea how to separate you from your neighbour. The "wall" was made with ivy in a pot and just a few fake flowers.
Believe it or not but these are all fake flowers. If it hadn't been written on a label above, we would never have believed it, they were so well made.
These cactus' name in French is "Mother in Law" cushion .... maybe some of you want to buy it ?
After we had finished, impossible to see all, we returned and on our way back we stopped for a drink in a little village called Dworp
We had our drink in "De Zwaan" (the swan) a very old bistro
The city hall of Dworp is a beautiful old building.
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Fake flowers are so good now. Maybe your daughter in law would like to buy Mother in Law Cushion.
ReplyDeleteWhat cheerful shots! Much needed in this bad weather.
ReplyDeleteI loved that frog! He made me smile. I will have to go to a local garden center today to find some cat food, which I cannot find at a pet store! Perhaps I can pick up some catnip as well...
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place to go for a stroll and find inspiration for the garden. Some of the ornaments were a delight, I loved the owl.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a huge garden center! I love the flamingo decoration and "Mother in Law" cushion hahaha :-)
ReplyDeleteI'd be inclined to go for the skulls or the owls.
ReplyDeleteI love cactus and succulents so I always go there when I go to nurseries.
ReplyDeleteGreat place to spend time on a miserable day. It is very difficult to tell the difference between real and fake flowers.
ReplyDeleteOh I like the frog. I would buy him. We used to have one of those cacti when I lived with my parents. I had no idea it was called Mother in Law's cushion .
ReplyDeleteThere no sign of spring were I live, just a lot of snow.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
Wow that is one huge and beautiful garden centre. A good way to blow away winter blues. Coffee in such a pretty place too.
ReplyDeleteA village called Dworp -- sounds like something in a C.S. Lewis novel. I love the look of the old City Hall there.
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