Shrubby penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) – I spotted this pink form on a hike five years ago and snapped off a shoot on the way back down. I rooted it and can now propagate more of this lovely shrub from my mother plant. We are all adjusting to living and doing business during this COVID-19 time. […]
The 2020 nursery season fast approaches
Tweedy’s lewisia (Lewisiopsis tweedyi) will make its stunning appearance before long In fact, the nursery season for Derby Canyon Natives is well underway! With the lack of snow at our elevation and fairly mild temperatures we began nursery operations earlier then ever in late February. Much of the next three+ months will be taken […]
Getting busy!
Jeff, Erin and Lulu preparing the wildflowers for sale The spring may have been slow to appear but it is here at last and, by the efforts of many, Derby Canyon Natives has opened for business for 2019. Come on by! Retail sales Fridays 9-5 and Saturdays 8-12 noon. Vine maple (Acer circinatum) seedlings emerging […]
The 2018 Nursery Season is Underway!
Derby Canyon Natives is once again open for business! We are entering our 16th year of native plant propagation and sales; we’ve learned alot and continue to improve and grow. The snow has melted, the seeds are germinating and our plants are growing. Other than some pockets of vole damage (the pesky buggers!) the nursery stock […]
It’s a seedling fiesta!
With the advent of longer days and warmer weather (at least on some days!) we now have seedlings emerging in great quantities at the nursery. We covered our hoop houses with poly film a month ago and over the next four weeks the little plants have popped up. Some species, especially from the shrub steppe, […]
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