Let's see, where were we? Oh yes, I was telling you about our stay in Basel, Switzerland. We spent three days there and it's really quite a delightful town to explore.
As we walked through the center of town, we came across a main square that was filled with a wonderful farmer's market. In addition to booths with incredible bakery goods or cured meats, there were several places that sold beautiful-looking produce. Boy, was I wishing we'd stayed in an apartment with a kitchen! All of the veggies and fruits were of top quality.
There was a customer who had just bought a basket of the most beautiful, plump red raspberries. I commented to him on what a great purchase he'd just made and what did he do? He insisted I try one of the berries! That was a very sweet, unexpected gesture that made me smile for the rest of the day, and boy was that berry deletable. Mmm-mm. Everyone was very friendly and many folks spoke English which helped us out.
What does this have to do with gardening? Well, a few of the booths were selling handmade wreaths for the home and pots of heathers, which must grow really well there because we saw them in a lot of outdoor plantings. So I wanted you to see the types of things they were selling for folks to put both in their gardens and their homes.
As we walked through the center of town, we came across a main square that was filled with a wonderful farmer's market. In addition to booths with incredible bakery goods or cured meats, there were several places that sold beautiful-looking produce. Boy, was I wishing we'd stayed in an apartment with a kitchen! All of the veggies and fruits were of top quality.