I don’t get botanical “Wow!” moments often, but last week I had one of them. On Thursday I hiked to Van Epps Pass, past the Esmeralda Peaks at the head of the North Fork of the Teanaway River. This part of the Wenatchee Mountains has many areas of serpentine-derived soils, often covered with the rusty […]
Opening soon (I hope!)
The pictures above and below were taken March 8th. At this time the previous four years we had the hoop houses covered with poly and little seedlings were emerging. Not this year! While much of the nation has experienced record high temperatures over the past month, and spring is arriving earlier then ever, our corner of […]
A Good Season Winds Down
Colorful fall leaves on red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) With autumn weather (rain!) and colors upon us it’s good to take some time to look back at the season that is winding down. It is gratifying to see loads of plants leaving the nursery; the plants we’ve grown from seeds and cuttings and nurtured for […]
2016 – Up and Growing Again!
Derby Canyon Natives is now open for business. Through March we open by appointment Monday through Friday. Beginning Friday, April 1 (no joke!), we resume our regular retail hours of Fridays 9-5 and Saturdays 8-12 noon. A lovely little yellow bell enduring a mid-March snowfall It’s great to be back at it, regardless of a […]
Derby Canyon Natives opens for 2013
The snow has melted away, the greenhouses are covered and seedlings are pushing up, so it’s time to get the growing season underway! We will begin retail sales on Friday, March 15th, and be open Fridays 9-5 and Saturdays 8-12N through June. We added extra growing space and an additional greenhouse last fall so we […]