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We are heading into high summer with a couple of scorchers for the weekend. I always dread the first 100-degree days because it really puts a damper on people’s enthusiasm for gardening. It is also tough on those of us who work outside. Thank god we have

May is typically the busiest month in our business, with Mother’s Day weekend usually being the busiest. Many of you showed up for our Sharp Event in spite of the weather, and we thank you for making it a successful weekend. Our Marigold, Snapdragon, and 6-packs of

It is definitely spring. Record temps one day. Cold, windy, and wet the next. Here at the nursery, we are still expecting frosty mornings to happen throughout this month. It is very easy to get tricked into thinking it is safe to put out tomatoes, but not

We are officially into Spring here at the nursery. Our first order of baby herbs are planted and growing in our little greenhouse. Our second order of plugs, mostly petunias and calibrochoas, arrived today. Some of them will go into our baskets and some into 4-inch pots.

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

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

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,

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

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

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