The idea that Trancas Canyon Nursery may be closing is beyond sad! When I discovered it years ago, it truly was like discovering the “secret garden.” I loved it so much that I begged them to let me throw a special two-year old birthday party for my daughter there. Debbie and crew went above and beyond in letting me host the fairy garden soiree and wouldn’t even let me pay them for the use of the garden or their time.
They said it was “bad karma” if they charged a little two-year-old for use of their gardens for her party. It was one of those moments in time that you don’t forget because it was so extraordinary a gesture. We had the most magical day during the party and every single guest who drove out from Los Angeles couldn’t believe there was such a special oasis in our own backyard.
People were lost in the maze of flowers, hedges, gazebos, petting zoo, etc. I truly hope there will be a way to work out having the nursery stay at Trancas. A compromise of sorts! It really adds such a special touch to our town and to our children’s childhood memories. I hope the “good Karma” comes back around for Trancas Canyon Nursery and all will be resolved. What a special only-in-Malibu experience the new Trancas Mart will have by keeping them in as tenants. No amount of money can buy or build what they have already created.
Jennifer Hale