CLOSED 4th of July How about that! Halfway through 2022 already and into the ‘dog days’ of summer. Good news, though. Just about all those great summer-blooming perennials that grace our yards for years to come are here. We are talking Russian Sage, Black-eyed Susans like ‘Indian
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So what is with our whacky weather??? Wind, humidity, showers, snow, hail, heat, and cold all played a part in May. Add to that our coldest nights in several years in spring, and we are not the only ones confused. Pretty sure our plants do not know
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April has been interesting. Much needed rain, cold nights, and tomato teasing days. Lake Western Weather is expecting frost in Middletown tonight. We have been covering the vegetable tables with frost cloth most nights. I realize that a lot of you do not live by the creek
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April is here, and that means things are heating up, literally and figuratively. Lots of orders arrived this week. Some of the highlights are succulents, ferns, and upright cold-hardy fuchsias from Little Prince. They have an amazing selection of sempervivens and 4-inch ferns. More metal arrived from
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SPRING HOURS START MARCH 1ST OPEN 9-5, RAIN DAYS 10-4 What a difference a week can make in the Coastal Range of No. California. We went from sweating, literally, to getting roses potted up when the second-order came in and stressing about how early things were
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Winter break is over, and it is time to get back to business. The bare root tree order arrived while we were closed. There are several things we will not be getting that were on our list, or that sold out with pre-orders. We could not add
Read more →Roses have been in demand for the past couple of years. We were not able to get any David Austin Roses in 2021 and do not know if we will get them this year. That being said, there are several selections from Weeks and Star Roses
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Happy New Year! Now Open Daily from 10 am to 4 pm A Note About Fruit Trees Edibles like fruit trees are in high demand all over the country. That being said supply is limited and there were a number of things on our list
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The holidays are here! At Star Gardens, that means we will be busy with Christmas tree sales for the next few weeks. We have 300 cut trees to sell plus 80 living conifers for those who prefer to go that route. If you have nowhere to plant
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Let’s hear it for fall! The Ornamental Pears lining Middletown are starting to turn their reliable red color. The Chinese Pistache are turning to golds, rusts, oranges, reds, and hints of purple. The Ginkgos and Liriodendrons are turning bright yellow. The Dogwoods, a muted red. Throw in
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