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Mar 21, 2022

How Much Are Your Trees Really Worth?

Learn just how much benefit your trees are adding to your property. Everyone knows trees are valuable, but did you know you can actually...

Feb 21, 2022

Should We BEE Concerned with Honey Bees?

Image by Pexels from Pixabay We talked about native bees of North America in a past blog post. What about Honey Bees? They’re [Western...

Jan 24, 2022

What Would That Bee?

You hear a familiar buzz, and a flash of black and yellow stripes flies across your eyes. Is it a bee? A wasp? One of those! I never paid...

Dec 13, 2021

Garden Friends or Foe?

What is that red dot moving on your plant? It’s a ladybug! These leaves have been chewed through! Maybe it was a caterpillar. You hear...

Nov 25, 2021

A Home For A Plant

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Container gardening. It’s quick and cheap to set up, easy to manage, and is an accessible form of...

Nov 8, 2021

Skip the Soil, Get Growing!

In past blogs, you might have read about vertical gardening and companion planting. So are there other ways to efficiently garden? What...

Sep 13, 2021

Life at the Nursery 2

Native Grass Lawns Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) At this time of year, we have a few plants...

Sep 6, 2021

Sunflower Power!

Sunflowers are known to be tough and sturdy, and they come in all shapes, colors, sizes, and uses! Some branching and single-stem...

Aug 30, 2021

Where Do Our Nursery Plants Go?

At our plant nursery, we currently have approximately 1,000 plants. Year-round, we work to make sure that our plants stay healthy and are...

May 31, 2021

Animals at the Nursery

Wildlife at our nursery is always a great delight. There are currently two resident Baltimore Oriole pairs that enjoy taking baths in the...