Goodbye, wild ginger, so long thyme-leaved buckwheat
It’s not quite October and already I’ve had to decide what we will grow for next year. Seed sowing is underway and began…
Tag: restoration
Looking for Seeds
It all begins with the seeds. Almost all of the close to 140 species I sell are grown from seed. A very few…
Willows galore
At Derby Canyon Natives I grow close to 140 species of plants but the bulk of my revenue comes from about 12 species that we…
Recovering from wildland fire
A smoky time in the nursery; normally you’d see hills and mountains in the background of the above photo. The dramatic lightning storm…
Derby Canyon Natives is 10 years old!
2012 marks the 10th year for my nursery business. What began as a part time addition to my work with Washington State University…