My Hardy Banana - Musa Basjoo in it's Second Year!

Welcome to EXOTIC GARDEN!

Thank you for vising my page.  I have designed this page to help you learn a little about me, to help you feel a little more confident about doing business with me.

Personal Background

My name is Gregory Walter, I was introduced to horticulture about 17 years ago, and my love for plants has grown dramatically since then.  I received a degree in Nursery and Landscaing at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.  I have also worked in the horticultural field for over 11 years now, where I have done greenhouse growing, nursery management, landscaping, and most recently owning a mainly wholesale nursery.  I have been an avid plant collector for over 15 years now, and my interests have ranged from water gardening and aquatic plants to conifers, but my biggest passion has been growing hardy plants that look tropical.  I live in zone 6b in southcentral Pennsylvania, and it gets very cold and depressing here in the winter, so I spend the winter planning my exotic additions for the coming year, and I spend my summers enjoying the tropical look of my temperate yard.  I am always looking for plants growing outdoors in my area, as well as other temperate areas, that are "out of their zone", or are just very unique, and I collect cuttings and seeds of these plants when permitted to try to make a wider range of rare, unusual, or hardy exotic plants available to gardeners who suffer from "zonal denial" like I do.  I am also always interested in trading and buying seeds and plants, so if you have anything that is out of it's zone range and surviving or thriving, or just very unique, I'd be very interested in hearing about it.  My dream has been to have a specialty nursery that deals primarily with rare and unusual plants, and hardy exotic plants, but my rural location and lack of a desire to move, as I recently bought a home and got married, that dream has just recently come in to play with my introduction to selling on eBay.  My goal is to provide seeds, bulbs, and plants of rare, unusual, hardy exotic, aquatic, and many other categories that may not be readily available elsewhere, at reasonable prices.  Of course I also have some seeds, bulbs, and plants that are old favorites and some that are tropical, as well as numerous other items that I have included in my store such as a large supply of collectible automobile brochures, and other items.  My hope is to turn my hobby into a full fledged business to supplement my nursery sales.  I want to be able to help others get into the hobby of gardening, or expand their areas of interest, by being a trustworthy seller.  I will not be satisfied with any transaction until I know that my customers are pleased to have done business with me.  If there is ever anything that I can do for you, don't hesitate to contact me.  Good Growing!

Gregory Walter - walgre05@yahoo.com