Fall Color in the Nursery… and Goodbye
With the days shortening and the cooler nights having arrived, plants in the nursery take on their fall colors. You can see in…
A (Too) Hot Summer in the Nursery; Welcome the Fall!
These six-foot plus willows needed watering almost every day The unprecedented heat of this summer has been a challenge for plants and people…
The Joy of Spring in the Nursery
Spring is rejuvenating and reassuring, for both me and the nursery. March and April set the stage for the year; the overwintered plants…
Baby Birds Need Native Plants
This is the time of year when birds are quite busy raising their young. At our nursery there are at least eight species…
Nursery Scenes during the Shutdown
Shrubby penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) – I spotted this pink form on a hike five years ago and snapped off a shoot on the…