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Gold 'n' Country Gifts

Bob Zimmer writing for the Press Gazette urges us to get inspired with the wonderful ways to bring nature indoors by visiting some of these locations in NE Wisconsin.  He suggests florists and greenhouses also carry a selection of green plants and natural accent elements to get you started on your journey into indoor gardening:

* 1000 Islands Environmental Center, Kaukauna (natural displays)
* Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Green Bay (natural displays)
- Caan Floral and Greenhouses, Sheboygan (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Cedar Ridge Crafts & Gifts, Neenah (natural decor)
- Charles the Florist, Appleton (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Cottage Garden Farm, Waupaca (natural decor)
- Evolutions in Design, Wausau (floral and greenery)
* The Flying Pig, Algoma (natural decor)
**Gardens of the Fox Cities, Appleton (sadly closed 1/14)
* Gold ’n’ Country Gifts, Weyauwega (natural decor)
- Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve, Appleton (natural displays)
* Go Wild with Birds, Neenah (natural décor)
**Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green Bay (natural displays and amazing natural holiday tree)
- Haentze Floral Co., Fond du lac (floral and greenery, natural elements, classes)
* Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, Menasha (natural displays)
* Hobby Lobby, Wausau, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Appleton
- Hounsell’s Greenhouses, Fond du lac (floral and greenery, natural elements)
* JoAnn, Appleton, Fond du lac, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wausau, Plover
- Jung Garden Center, Stevens Point (floral and greenery)
- Lensmire’s Village Gardens, Plover (natural décor, floral and greenery)
- Lowney’s Landscaping/Gathered Earth, Appleton (classes, décor, natural elements)
* Memorial Florists and Greenhouses, Appleton (floral and greenery, natural elements)
* Michaels Arts and Craft Stores, Appleton, Green Bay, Wausau
- Navarino Nature Center (classes, natural displays)
* Paine Art Center and Gardens, Oshkosh (natural displays)
* Restoration Gardens, Sheboygan (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Riverside Florist and Greenhouses, Appleton (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Robinson Florist and Greenhouses, Kimberly (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Schmeekle Reserve, Stevens Point (natural displays)
* Schroeder’s, Green Bay (floral and greenery, natural elements)
* Swanstone Gardens, Green Bay (classes)
- Sterling Florist, Neenah (floral and greenery, natural elements)
- Twigs and Vines Floral, Appleton (floral and greenery, natural elements)
* The Vintage Garden, Appleton (natural decor)
- Woodland Dunes Nature Center, Two Rivers (natural displays)
-  Wildbird & Backyard, Appleton (natural décor)
* The Wreath Factory/Otter Creek, Menasha, Plymouth (natural décor, floral and natural elements,
      classes)

*   have visited in past
**member-visit frequently
-   looking forward to visitng soon