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Derby Canyon Natives

Native Plant Nursery – Serving Central Washington

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Life at the Nursery / August 21, 2021

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…

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Featured Natives / April 12, 2021

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…

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Featured Natives / April 23, 2019

Planting for Climate Change

Young lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) five years post-fire Our climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, with far-reaching impacts in our…

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Native flora / October 1, 2015

Collecting conifer cones… and thinking of wildfire

September is the month I collect cones from both Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).  I won’t sow the seeds…

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Life at the Nursery / July 9, 2012

Seed collecting time

I enjoy the cyclical nature of nursery work: sowing seeds, germination time, thinning, transplanting, watering… even weeding!  All of these plants begin with…

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Announcements

The Nursery will be open for retail sales in 2022!

Scheduled dates include:

April 1-2

May 6-7

NEW: May 20

June 3-4

September 2-3

October 7-8

Hours: 9AM – 5PM

Need plants on weeks between these dates? Call or email Mel and place an order for Pick-Up. Pick-up dates are Fridays, from 9AM-5PM, on April 15th, 22nd, 29th, May 13th, 20th, 27th, and June 10th and 17th. Please order no more than 2 weeks in advance!

 

Call with any questions!

(509) 240-9792

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Mel Asher, Owner

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