3,000 records
Shortly after we expanded into our new space, we had a gentleman contact us about his collection of 3 thousand records from the 60s-80s. He had collected since he was 4! He was moving across country to LA and couldn't afford to move and store them. A week later we met him at his storage unit in Guntersville to haul them all back to our store. Along the way we stopped at a couple of places for a mini photo excursion.
The first was Windmill Gardens. Apparently they've been around for over 20 years! As much as I love Bennett Nurseries, I'm glad to have another place to buy plants...cause Windmill Gardens had some pretty unique varieties.
I'm obsessed with these super tall, bright, happy flowers! We spotted them in our neighborhood the day before and wondered what they are called. When we got to Windmill Gardens they had a HUGE patch of them. What luck! They are called Alabama Sunflower and they are a native perennial...perfect for our yard! The owner dug us up a clump and we planted it along our back fence. Apparently the root system spreads fast, so hopefully we'll have them covering the back fence in a couple of years!
I love this idea! They took a couple of old computers, and turned them into planters!
There were Bonsai trees 40 years old!
back on the road!
The next stop was at this Railroad store we used to pass all the time when we would go out to Scottsboro...this time we finally stopped!
yay White Rabbits!
We finally met Steve at his storage unit, and started loading the records. Who would have known that three thousand records would fit in the back of a van? It was definitely a low rider with all of that junk in the trunk.
wahoo!! this stash of records was amazing! Both Andy and I are finding a lot of albums we've been looking for. Our personal collection has grown by at least 300! One thing I'm still on the hunt for is a Boney M. album...
The first was Windmill Gardens. Apparently they've been around for over 20 years! As much as I love Bennett Nurseries, I'm glad to have another place to buy plants...cause Windmill Gardens had some pretty unique varieties.
I'm obsessed with these super tall, bright, happy flowers! We spotted them in our neighborhood the day before and wondered what they are called. When we got to Windmill Gardens they had a HUGE patch of them. What luck! They are called Alabama Sunflower and they are a native perennial...perfect for our yard! The owner dug us up a clump and we planted it along our back fence. Apparently the root system spreads fast, so hopefully we'll have them covering the back fence in a couple of years!
I love this idea! They took a couple of old computers, and turned them into planters!
There were Bonsai trees 40 years old!
back on the road!
The next stop was at this Railroad store we used to pass all the time when we would go out to Scottsboro...this time we finally stopped!
yay White Rabbits!
We finally met Steve at his storage unit, and started loading the records. Who would have known that three thousand records would fit in the back of a van? It was definitely a low rider with all of that junk in the trunk.
wahoo!! this stash of records was amazing! Both Andy and I are finding a lot of albums we've been looking for. Our personal collection has grown by at least 300! One thing I'm still on the hunt for is a Boney M. album...