Myrtle Creek - Tour

 

My granddaughter and I took a short road trip to Fallbrook, CA earlier this month to visit Myrtle Creek Nursery. She had been seeing advertisements for it on Facebook and decided we needed to make a trip during her Summer break. I'm not one to say no to a trip to the nursery, even one that is 60 miles away.

Upon arrival, we were welcomed by an employee in the parking lot who gave us this map when he found out it was our first visit. Have you been to a nursery that required a map!? The weather was hot when we arrived at 10am. It was hotter when we left around 3pm. I'm hoping the temperature is a good enough excuse for the fact that we were only able to appreciate 50% of this map and I also hope to return when the weather is cooler.

From the parking lot we made our way through the large area and many tables where they have plants of many sizes and varieties. I had to stop at this tree just outside the gift shop to take this photo. If you click to enlarge, you will see some lovely potted succulents with an overflow design. I'm keeping this in my catalog of "things to try" for my own garden.

This lovely area is the carriage house, right next to Cafe Bloom. There are so many natural elements in this area, from the seating to the wall decor. I especially love this picture since I was able to capture the outdoor seating area and fountain in the mirror.

There is quite a lot of seating throughout the nursery (which was a blessing for me), but the most beautiful seating was at Cafe Bloom. Here you can enjoy fresh, healthy food that include salads, crepes, sandwiches, daily specials and made to order food truck specials!

And if the atmosphere wasn't quaint enough, our food arrived in a basket, bringing me back to the days of picnics. I enjoyed the turkey club on a pretzel bun and my granddaughter ordered the melon salad with mint vinaigrette, both from the Farm to Table menu.

This was posted inside the cafe, encouraging patrons to visit the lovely house on the hill. No need to sway us, we're on our way! And I'll save that experience for another post.

To learn more about Myrtle Creek Botanical Gardens & Nursery, please visit their website, discovermyrtlecreek.com

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Final Guests Arrive; Better Late Than Never

One of the last groups to arrive for the King's Returning Ceremony is this bunch. You may recognize King Edward and Queen Marlissa from Mountain Lakes, along with their blue feathered friend, Pico. They were escorted by Pierre, a curious fellow from Canada, and his flock of geese who are fitted with flowered hats gifted to them by the Queen.

King Edward arrives via Goose.

Pierre is happy to arrive and meet the community members for the first time.

Queen Marlissa greets King Mac with compliments and well wishes. Czz waits patiently to introduce himself and the more Marlissa swoons over the King, the harder it is for him to hold back laughter.

Grace shows up with her notebook to interview King Edward. Pierre does his best to butt in on the conversation, hoping he will also be mentioned in the interview. Pico can be seen in the background curiously exploring the large goose.

Czz, Queen Marlissa and King Mac keep their distance from the interview at hand; the King out of respect, the Queen in an attempt to flirt with the King, and Czz due to the better entertainment value this display has.

The geese pick a quiet spot to rest in. They plan to give out rides later on in the day, but for now, they're quite tired.

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King Mac's Horse Race Track

On your marks...

Get set...

...Go! The big surprise that the fairies and myself have kept from all you Wee Folks the past few months was the addition of King Mac's Horse Race Track in the newly developed WeeWillow Brooks. Amongst the gleeful celebration, bountiful feast and interview, King Mac was in shock at the revealing of the race track. I was unable to capture the moment on camera, but King Mac cut the ribbon, signifying the grand opening of his very own horse race track - a sport he has had a passion for for many years.

Pictured above, Grace interviews Blondie, the winner of the inaugural horse race. The King is very excited about his new present.

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Grace's Secret and The King's Interview

Here is a photo of Grace when she
first arrived in our community.

The fairies made an interesting discovery recently. Do you remember Grace? She always seemed to be in the background at community events and I wrote it off as her being shy. Well, one day just after taking some new guests on a tour of the gardens, Princess Jezelle spotted Grace hidden among the greenery with a notebook and pencil in hand. Grace seemed to be writing about what she was seeing. Jezelle decided to snoop a bit and got closer. Grace must have been deep in thought because by the time she noticed Jezelle, the Princess was right in front of her!

When questioned, Grace blushed, embarrassed she had been caught but admitted that she had always loved to write but sometimes didn't have anything to write about. When she arrived here and saw how busy and active people were, Grace decided to keep a running journal about things that happen here in the community.

This caught Jezelle's interest and she asked to read through the journal. As she read, the Princess' face emitted emotions captured in the journal; some moments were sad but most were happy. Jezelle closed the journal and looked at Grace quietly for a moment before her eyes lit up. 

"Brilliant!" shouted the Princess. Grace was understandably confused but Jezelle explained. "We've never had a writer here before and I think this is just what the community needs, and what great timing! My father and brother have just returned and you will interview them, gather information about their travels and write them down for a Fairy Newsletter!"

Grace blinked a few times, processing the information. It was all happening so fast and this is exactly what she'd always wanted to do so it only took her a few seconds to jump back to reality and agree to take the job, with a big smile on her face.

Grace sits down with the King for their very first interview.

The King agreed to an interview, stating that it would be an easy way to let the community know about his journey and what he learned without leaving anything out.

He, of course, enjoyed all the fairy communities he visited around the world and took note of the differences. He not only learned about other fairy cultures, but also about the culture of other beings around the globe.

"As you see, we have so many wonderful visitors from around the world that I visited; Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Russia, China and Korea. We didn't visit every country but one can't expect to see the world all at once. I extended an invitation to every fairy community I traveled, that they come visit our community in return. It was, of course, an open invitation and while some couldn't make it for this King's Festival, I hope that they will come visit soon. But those who managed to come have all proven themselves to be wonderfully talented entertainers!"

Grace, full of curiosity and intuition, asked about the guest that the King and Prince had arrived with.

"Oh! That's Czz! He's a comedian and he comes from Russia. When I met him, he had me laughing so hard that I cried! I love that he can find humor in any situation. I'm so happy he was able to join me on the last leg of my journey back home."

Czz (pronounced See-Zee) always has a big smile on his face and hearty laugh in his chest.

Grace asked a few more questions and had many more to ask, but she knew that the King wanted to get back to the celebration and asked to do a follow up interview later before putting together her very first fairy newsletter.

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