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June is here, and the nursery is looking good if I do say so myself. We are still experiencing some supply issues like pottery, peat moss, some of the bagged soils and barks, some sprays and citrus. We did buy some fruit trees, but the selection is

May News 2021 As I start writing this newsletter, it feels like the nights are finally starting to warm up as I am still in a T-shirt at my computer in my unheated back room. Plus, even the National Weather Service is calling for warmer nights and

April Newsletter 2021 Here we are, a quarter through 2021 already and heading into Spring. After warm weather earlier in the year, it takes a little longer to warm up due to the nights continuing to be cold and not many days in the 70’s yet. I

Two months gone in 2021. I am still finding it difficult to write ’21 as the year. Maybe I just can not believe the way time flies. Here at the nursery, we are trying to gear up for spring which is just around the corner or already

Welcome to the new decade. I am going to start this off with the ‘Colors of the Year.’ I have mentioned before that, for some reason, truly beyond me, the trade magazines I follow make a big deal about this, especially Pantone’s choice. Well, they were going

I am writing this on Thanksgiving, so it is only appropriate to start this letter out with some gratitude. It has been a trying, divisive, and uncharted year. Yet the nursery has flourished. We were put on the essential business list and were able to stay open.

Nov 2020 News Winter Hours Begin Nov 1, 10-4, 7 days a week. Closed Nov 25 and 26 Here we are in the last week of October, and although the National Weather Service did put out a freeze warning for us, it failed to materialize. However, I

Boy, oh boy, is this year one for the record books or what? As one customer said, it has come down to not if but when our communities will burn. I have friends that have recently lost homes in the Glass Fire, and some of you have

Open Labor Day Weekend 9-5 Monday 10-2 Where to begin… Is there anything left in our area to burn? Well, the answer is yes, but I am beginning to find that hard to believe. I have missed a lot of the smoke and anxiety being away for

August 2020 Newsletter Another month has rolled by, and as predicted, it is hot. Plants are drying out more than usual with the high temperatures, long days, and afternoon winds. Fear not, although August still brings high temps and wind, the days are getting shorter, and the