April Viral Newsletter As I start this newsletter, the frogs are chirping in my water features, the electricity is on, we are getting some rain lately, and the sun shone today. All is not doom and gloom. We will get through this period of hardship and uncertainty.
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March 2020 Newsletter Spring is happening, and we are back to 9-5 on fair weather days starting Feb 29. Driest February on record. It looks like we are headed for a drought year unless things change drastically. The weather has been beautiful, although disconcerting. Fruit trees are
Read more →February Newsletter A few updates, Weeks Roses are in stock, here is our 2020 rose list. We have re-stocked the seed racks and stocked up on all soils. Bare-root trees are here, and you can find the link to our tree selection at Dave Wilson. We have a
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January & February Newsletter Happy New Year, one and all. Back to our regular winter hours starting Jan 17th, 10-4 pm, 7 days a week weather permitting. We have re-stocked the seed racks and stocked up on all soils. Bare-root trees are here, and roses are due
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December Newsletter It’s finally raining but oh so cold. It will take a little time to adjust to the cold, and I am a bit concerned that our plants did not get that gradual hardening off period and will suffer some too. Unfortunately, this is becoming a
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October Newsletter 2019 We have had a few nights of temperatures into the 30’s so I am officially saying fall is here. Last week went from 100 to not being able to take our jackets off. If you think you’re not acclimated yet, neither are the plants.
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September 2019 Newsletter Summer has rocketed by and Labor Day weekend is upon us. Darn though, we are still seeing some very hot days. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year due to the golden hues of the light and fall foliage colors.
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August Newsletter As more and more of the natural landscape is being developed for housing and agriculture, it is becoming vital that we create and maintain natural and healthy living spaces in our own yards. A lot of you have been concentrating on bees and butterflies and
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July Newsletter Please note: We will be closed on the 4th of July. We are headed into the most stressful month for plants. The days are long, the sun is strong and the temperatures are high. July is the month with the highest evapotranspiration rates
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Here we are in June already. Imagine my surprise when I raised the blinds on May 20th to see frost on my neighbor’s roof. I hurried to the kitchen window to look at my thermometer outside. Okay, 37. Not perfect but not 32. Still, I knew the
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