Not only did Petitti's have loads of plants, but also garden equipment, yard decorations & bird feeders. They had a display of designer purses, too, which seemed to have no garden connection at all. Mary Ann dismissed the purses as "anything to make a buck". As we stepped into a room full of patio furniture, we faced a giant brown jar, about 7 feet high, which turned out to be a fountain, as water poured from the top and ran down the side. It reminded me of something from DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments and I half expected to see Yul Brynner stalking by exclaiming, "Etcetera, etcetera."There was other fountains, from huge baroque edifices that needed a courtyard, to small Zen trickling ones.
    Further back in the greenhouse was a roof covered with flowers,planted in sod and draping over the sides. It looked like something from the children's book Heidi. I wonder how they watered the plants up there.

    We went outside where there was at least an acre of shrubs & trees. It was like walking through an orderly forest. A red-winged blackbird perched on a post and sparrows hopped about the ground.The strange things was that at the far end of the property, an Interstate highway ran alongside the lot, but all the trees muffled the roar somewhat. It was a strange juxtaposition, huge trucks rumbling past tidy rows of trees.
     My favorite flower of all is irises and they had quite a few colors of them, but I still like the deep purple best. There was so many beautiful flowers and plants at this place that I felt overloaded with the beauty of them. I wanted a big yard and lots of money so I could take a wagonload of them home to enjoy. It's something to dream of....