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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

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.

We are experiencing some of the best weather of the year right now. The hills are still green, the leaves are all fresh, and the roses are starting to bloom. Granted, the spring-blooming trees are done down here, but the Dogwoods are in full bloom on Cobb.

Notice: Closed Easter Sunday I am going to say spring is here because the neighbor’s Western Redbud is in full bloom across the parking lot. If you have never noticed, it is by far the best native redbud in the county. If you want one of your

It is not every year that I get to write a newsletter on Feb. 29th. Hopefully, not too many of us will lose power due to the forecasted weather for the next several days, and you will receive this. Normally, March 1st is when we go back

Happy New Year everyone. My advice for the year is to stay away from the news and your devices and spend more time in nature and your garden. The crazier things get on the outside, the harder it is for me to stay centered on the inside.

The holidays are upon us, and the big news here is Christmas. The cut trees are in stock now. Doug Firs Nordmanns and Nobles 4/5 foot start at $40 5/6 at $45 6/7 at $55 7/8 at $65 8/9 at $75 9/10 foot at $90. 5/6ft start

 Winter Hours Start Nov 1 Open 10-4, 7 days/week Closed Thanksgiving Day Another month has whizzed by, and we are heading into winter. Below freezing temps and frost has been greeting us the past couple of mornings, and we have brought in all the house plants

Every year at this time, I say we should be busier now than in spring. Why, you ask? It is because fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs, hardy perennials, and, most of all, native plants. A native plant is a member of a balanced

Labor Day Weekend Hours: Sat and Sun 9-5, Mon 10-2 Customer Appreciation Weekend: Sept 16th and 17th, details to follow. There is a lot of talk about climate change, and the toll modern life is taking on species diversity. If you spend time outside, in nature, in