Our monthly garden club meeting ended with a short trip down the street to Motherherbs. Motherherbs is a home based nursery owned by Mrs. Valerie (Val) Nolen. Her home and nursery is situated on four acres in the Cedar Hill, TX.
 Me on the left, with Val Nolan, center and other members of garden club. |  |
Before owning Motherherbs, she worked at Petal Pusher, a local nursery, for fifteen years. Petal Pusher is now closed, but was one of my favorite places to visit because of its secret room, which I found absolutely fascinating. I remember being so excited when I stumbled upon it, I immediately called my mother and described it to her. It reminded me of the play rooms we used to make in pine trees that had been cut down. But nothing we kids could have imagined was as awe inspiring as the secret room at Petal Pusher Nursery. I was equally as thrilled to learn that Val had helped design and build the secret room. I asked what inspired them to do it. She replied that the the owner of Petal Pusher was a fan of the book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1910. One day they decided to create a room on the nursery grounds. The room had a real door, windows and furniture, while the walls were vegetation(see photo below). It was also used for meetings of local organizations.
Motherherbs carries an extensive number of plants. The plants are used for vegetable gardening and landscaping. Val receives her plants from a distributor as well as growing many of them.
 Broccoli plants |  Plants and some shrubbery for landscaping. |
Cabbage and kale plants.
A small sample of the many herbs Val has for sale in her nursery.
Members browse around in Val's greenhouse.
Motherherbs has an eclectic collection of garden accessories. There's a good combination of rustic as well as refined items. On display, Val had cleverly used vintage items.
Owner, Val Nolen and Aranda Bell,
Motherherbs is stocked with high quality seeds.
Much of the nursery is covered by canopy which is strung with tealights; making the nursery a pleasant place to relax and browse in the evening.
Val with members of the garden club.
Motherherbs
Located: 1007 West Beltline Road
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Open: Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Note: Val will be designing a space at Dallas Arboretum.
Located: 1007 West Beltline Road
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Open: Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Note: Val will be designing a space at Dallas Arboretum.
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