Episode 57: Visit to Logee’s Greenhouses

We ’re direct the podcast on the route again and this prison term we traveled to Logee ’s Greenhouses in Danielson , Connecticut . Known countrywide as a mecca for houseplant and tropical plant lover , this unparalleled business is the ideal location to visit if you need to trail away the wintertime blues . link us as we step into the 80 ° atomic number 9 , subterraneous greenhouses to check out out trees adorned with lemon the size of footballs and fragrant jasmine that almost anyone can grow ( even Steve and Danielle ) . We also get the inside scoop on caring for some of these exotic plants from Byron Martin , the co - owner of Logee ’s . And , in case you ’re deplorable that you could n’t join us on this adventure , Logee ’s ships plants across the country , so you may order any of the jewels we discovered on this visit and have them delivered to your threshold .

Expert testimonial : Byron Martin , carbon monoxide gas - possessor of Logee ’s Greenhouses , in Danielson , Connecticut .

PLANT leaning

‘ deep brown Peppermint ’ scented geranium ( genus Pelargonium tomentosum‘Chocolate peppermint candy ’ , Zones 9–11 ) * purchase by Steve *

Spider flower ( Grevilleacv . , Zones 9–11 )

Not Ananas comosus guava , common name mentioned on podcast

‘ Double Red ’ bougainvillea ( Bougainvillea‘Double cherry ’ , Zones 9–10 )

Ifafa lily ( Cyrtanthus mackenii , Zones 9–10 )

Variegated kernel leaf hoya ( Hoya kerrii‘Variegata ’ , Zone 10 ) * purchase by Danielle *

‘ Ponderosa ’ lemon ( Citrus limon‘Ponderosa ’ , Zones 8–11 )

Twilight orchid industrial plant ( Pseuderanthemum sinuatum , Zones 10–11 )

Orange lip rouge plant ( Aeschynanthus xsplendidus , Zone 10 )

Fragrant daphne ( Daphne odora , Zones 7–9 )

Swiss cheese works ( Monstera deliciosa , Zones 10–11 )

tree diagram tomato ( Cyphomandra crassicaulis , zone 9–11 )

Orange jasmine ( Murraya paniculata , Zones 9–10 ) * purchase by Danielle *

climb John Rock plant ( Stephania perrieri , Zone 10 ) * buy by Danielle *

Angel ’s trumpet ( Brugmansiaspp . and cvs . , Zones 9–11 )

Lemon button fern ( Nephrolepis cordifolia‘Duffii ’ , Zones 8–10 )

‘ Red Alert ’ Cape primrose ( Streptocarpus‘Red Alert ’ , Zones 9–10 )

waxwing ™ Orange mirror bush ( Coprosma‘Orange ’ , Zones 9–10 )

Photo labels

Exterior of Logee ’s Greenhouses

Entrance to the first nursery at Logee ’s

‘ coffee Peppermint ’ scented geranium

‘ treble cherry ’ bougainvillea ( close - up )

‘ twofold Red ’ bougainvillea arch with Steve underneath

Ifafa lily

motley heart foliage hoya

‘ Ponderosa ’ lemon ( close - up )

Danielle hiding in the ‘ Ponderosa ’ lemon

Orange lipstick plant

Swiss Malva sylvestris plant

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree tomato

Steve and Byron Martin , co - owner of Logee ’s Greenhouses

Selfie of Steve and Danielle at the Logee ’s Greenhouses

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