Derby Canyon Natives | Plant Nursery – Serving Central Washington

Willows galore

Posted at May 16, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

At Derby Canyon Natives I grow close to 140 species of plants but the bulk of my revenue comes from about 12 species
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Posted at May 03, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagitata) may be the iconic wildflower of the east slopes of the Cascades in Washington. In a good
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Posted at Apr 22, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

The gorgeous flowers of bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) seemingly pop onto the soil surface in April in much of our region. The blooms can
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Posted at Apr 15, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

One of my favorite tasks in propagating native plants is being able to go into the hills and along the rivers to collect
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Posted at Apr 08, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

THE first shrub to bloom in Central Washington each spring is the wax currant (Ribes cereum). The white to pinkish-white blooms,
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Posted at Mar 31, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

All of our plants are grown in containers (as opposed to in the ground) so we need growing media (e.g. soilless substrate or
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Posted at Mar 19, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

A welcome sight each spring as we walk up the hill behind the house are the masses of spring beauties (Claytonia
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Posted at Mar 06, 2013 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

The snow has melted away, the greenhouses are covered and seedlings are pushing up, so it’s time to get the growing
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Posted at Nov 25, 2012 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

The binomial (Genus + species) used for identifying all species, including plants, is very useful and clear. Each species can have only
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Posted at Nov 18, 2012 | by Ted Alway | Comments Off

We packed the plants away this past week for the winter, covering and insulating many of them in windrows to protect
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