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WELD – Blue Vue plant nursery was established in 2009 by Nancy Crosby, with just a paper sign, selling Hostas of an unnamed variety for $3.47.
Now, in 2023, Blue Vue sells hundreds of varieties and thousands of plants, not just Hostas, but annuals, veggies, some herbs, hanging pots (all priced less than $30), shrubs, bushes and even fruit trees.
Everything is outside – there’s no shelter, really – so, come prepared for whatever the weather has to offer. There is some off-road parking, which hopefully will see some reclaim pavement this summer.
Blue Vue is open all daylight hours, all days of the week from May 1 through mid-October. Shipment of hanging baskets, veggies and herbs is just a few days before Memorial Day.
Most plants have wintered over right where they are for at least one winter. All plants are identified with a colored bench card with information and pricing.
Gardeners can also buy soil by the 5-gallon bucket, for $5 a bucketful. You bring the bucket, your spade and get what you want.
Blue Vue is self-serve. You can leave cash or checks in the Black Cash Box by the stand up by the driveway. Bring your phone and take photos of the cards and use your calculator on the phone to keep track of your purchases. Tax is already included (and yes, Nancy files Maine sales tax each month). It’s an honor system that really works quite well for all. It allows Nancy to do the majority of the work herself and keep prices at this level.
Check Facebook for what is happening. You can message Nancy on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bluevueWeld with questions. She usually responds in a few hours (depending on where she is and what she’s doing.) She can often be found in the area of the plants, working, but just as often as not, she has other propagation going on and plants to tend.
Blue Vue is at 586 West Side Road, in Weld, just a mile from Mount Blue State Park. Look for the sign on the lake side of the road (coming from Carthage, it’s on the right and coming from Philips or the town of Weld, it’s on the left). Internet is spotty, so if using maps, download your directions before heading out.
Blue Vue’s offerings include:
Fruit plants – strawberries, raspberries, high bush blueberries, haskaps, rhubarb, grapes, elderberries, gogi berries, nanking cherries and more, all $9.97 or less.
Fruit trees – apple, Rosa plumb and cherry – are a recent addition and sell for $25.97.
Most peonies are $12.97, and weigelas, spireas, hydrangeas, mock orange, balloon plants, and many named Hostas for $9.97.
Blue Vue has at least 15 to 20 varieties of lilacs at $12.97.
And there is oh, so much more. The majority of plants are priced $9.97, but some are lower and everything else except fruit trees, yellow peonies and hanging baskets are less than $15.
