When I walked, more than a hundred flowers touched my feet. Go where I would, east or west, north or south, I splashed and rippled in flower gems. —John Muir describes California's Central Valley in Spring 1868. Spring. Here comes the sun. Believe it. Wildflowers, fragrant winds, new growth. Sow seeds, breathe fresh air, go wild. Find the slipper in a Dicentra blossom. Watch fig leaves unfurl into electric green butterflies. Brush the tender gray velvet of pussy willows against your cheek. New offerings for Spring 2008 include the much-awaited Red Angel pomegranate and the Panache Tiger fig. Figs and pomegranates are ready to ship. Jujube trees will be ready to ship in by mid-May. They can all be tricky to establish bare-root, so we want to make sure they're ready to go before we release them for sale. New citrus include Buddha's Hand citron, the Sorrento lemon and Bouquet de Fleurs sour orange, an extraordinary ornamental citrus. Plant shipping is ongoing unless extreme temperatures prevent safe arrival of plants. Our next plant ship date will be Monday May 12, 2008. Please order plants, tableware and garden tools by Friday, May 2 for Mother's Day delivery. Wreaths and mushrooms cannot be guaranteed to arrive by Mother's Day if you haven't placed your order by Monday, April 28. Bay Flora is pleased to offer home and garden tools in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, home to the world's greatest collection of design artifacts, theater arts and toys. The home tools are perfect for sprucing up the office and any small repair projects. The garden tools will make quick work of Spring cleanup. Gardeners are sure to love the pruners, trowels and forks imprinted with the famous William Morris Daisy pattern and packaged in attractive gift boxes. We've added the luscious Anemone pattern to the garden tool offerings, so be sure to take a look. Michael Michaud's botanical tableware continues to dazzle. Fruits, leaves and bark are transformed into heirloom-quality plates, miniature boxes and serving pieces. His foundry is one of the few remaining that continue the ancient art of lost wax casting. The first pussy willow branches of the season have been gathered and crafted into our annual Spring favorite, the pussy willow wreath. This wreath will be available through mid-May. Pussy Willow Wreath $59.50 When you buy a Bay Flora product, you also help a non-profit group of your choice. Just enter the name of the organization you want to support during the check-out process, and up to 15% of your purchase will automatically be directed to that organization. You can also enter a gift card message during check-out and we'll tuck in a beautiful letterpress gift card with your order. Copyright©2008 Bay Flora. All rights reserved.