Tomorrow, May 8th is traditionally the busiest day of our year and for which we prepare for ALL year 'round. A Mom is quite treasured as the family searches for that “perfect” gift since Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May the official Mother’s Day. The...

Already the last day of April with tomorrow being May Day! Although the greenhouse is fully stocked, some annual flower and veggie plants are not ready although it’s still too early to plant. Frost and freezes may be over for now but there are a few cold nights in the...

Winter has certainly asserted it’s grip yet again with snow and freezing temperatures and that for spring that a slow, gradual warm up is preferable to an early spring. My friend and mentor, Mr. John Ravenstein said that spring came slowly in Holland but here quickly...

As the single early and Darwin type tulips have begun to bloom in a kaleidoscope of colors you’ll think you have stepped into Holland. The nursery is buzzing with excitement as the creeping phlox is quite a sight to see along with the floriferous display from the...

This week begins our deliveries from Willoway Nurseries of Avon, Ohio and items from Lake County nurseries that will spill into next week. Much of our bareroot shrubs and tree potting is done although this week the last of our bareroot perennials will arrive and then...

Well the short cold blast of this past week has promised better weather for the foreseeable future. In the high winds we lost the cover of polyethylene on our roses that are not finished yet and had to cover it again early Sunday morning in 20 mph winds and bouts of...

It’s finally started as semi trailers of stock have been arriving in which the load has to be unloaded in a reasonable amount of time to avoid extra shipping charges.  All the stock will be taken into our movable roof structure of 23,050 sq. feet to avoid temperatures...

Things keep ramping up at the nursery as a mega amount of transplanting has been going on in the greenhouse of finished plants and of cuttings that have been rooted.  The perennial department as well has received many small plants which are called plugs and lily bulbs...

Well the nursery is open and it’s good to see customers again. We have been super busy but the week of March 8th we will receive a huge load of perennials plus our first shipment of bare root trees from Oregon. The overwintering houses remain open most days for...

With the annual meeting over, now the real work begins as bare root orders of roses have arrived to be quickly pruned and potted as well as a whole slew of perennial plugs and bare root plants. Planting in our production house makes it pleasant as the temperature is...