by editor | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
As the not-so-long winter rolls along, repairs to the facilities and cleaning continues. Soon the interior of the store will be fitted entirely with LED lights as we strive to cut electricity usage even more as more of the power used at the nursery is generated by...
by editor | Jan 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the abnormally warm weather, outdoor chores continue. However, thousands of now rooted cuttings of various annual flowers remain in what are called “plug” trays and are ready to be transplanted mostly into hanging baskets. Then we must take thousands more of...
by editor | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s almost the new year and the beginning of winter but even now we are planting trees. Some of our trees are still outside and dug into a fine gravel where they will overwinter so that it’s irrelevant whether they overwinter in the gravel or more naturally dug into...
by editor | Dec 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
With the first full day of winter, temperatures have been mild so far as we head into the depth of winter. At the nursery, our annual late fall weed killing has been finished to combat the invasive garlic mustard weed, sow thistles by the hundreds and the ever present...
by editor | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
As the season starts to wind down, the nursery greenhouse work seems to never end. Repairs and maintenance go on to be sure that the equipment and infrastructure are ready to hold up to the mayhem of another not-to-distant spring. Inside the greenhouse, soon shipments...
