Happy New Year everyone. I am feeling pretty positive about the coming year in spite of everything. It might have something to do with our abundant sunshine and I am not letting the fear of too warm and dry get to me. That is a big change
Read more →Plant varieties ordered from Dave Wilson Nursery for 2025: Anna Apple Remarkable fruit for mild winter climates in So. Calif., So. Ariz. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh/cooked. Keeps 2 months in refrigerator. 200 hours. Self-fruitful or pollenized by Dorsett Golden
Read more →Star Gardens 2025 Rose List Due to our deer and gopher issues, roses do not sell as well here as in other locations. Our summer heat takes it toll, often burning the petals the moment they open. On the plus side our drier climate means rose diseases
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That was some rain total we received over 3 days! My weather station registered over 16 inches. That is one-third of Middletown’s yearly average rainfall. I am thankful the sun is shining today and that we have some dry weather ahead. All of our tree, floral, and
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Looking out my window while I write this, I am gazing at the bounty that is Star Gardens. The trees are starting to turn, and the hummers are flitting around the Salvias and other late bloomers. We just received rain overnight, and the skies are cloudy but
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I said in the last newsletter that the hot days of summer were behind us. Little did I know. At least the days are not as long, but it is still brutal out in the sun in the afternoon. Looks like it will be hot all week,
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I have just returned from a road trip with my son to see our family in Lethbridge, Alberta, via White Salmon, Washington. My other son and his family live in White Salmon, so a few days spent there on the way and on the way back from
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We just experienced a few nice days after the longest, hottest triple-digit run that I can remember. More triple digits are on the way, but since we are more than 5 weeks from the solstice with the days a little shorter, here is hoping this next spell
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July is here, and if you have been reading the newsletters over the years, you will remember that this is the month with the highest evapo-transpiration rate for plants. Not only is the evaporation rate from the soil high, but the transpiration rate is, too. What is
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May finally brought some nice weekend weather, and we did get busy this past month. Mother’s Day weekend lived up to its reputation for being the busiest weekend in the nursery business. Of course it helped that it did not rain like it did the previous weekend.
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