A Grower Perspective

Yesterday we got to see something very exciting and unusual- a horse-drawn cart on Highway 58! As you can guess, Highway 58 does not normally see many horses- just a steady stream of cars.  It was so fun to see the horses and it made us think about how different things must have been before cars. If you're interested in the story behind this guy, you can check it out here.

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My east facing view of the nursery is attractively outlined by Wichita Blue junipers. The soft silver blue foliage grows at an angle off a reddish brown stem. The whole plant reaches upward in the mixed border next to the chocolate colored building. They are graceful and lovely and always there as the perennials around them come and go. Wichita Blue is an outstanding plant, the color, the pyramidal shape, the sturdy gentleness of its constant presence. Junipers require sun, are drought tolerant once established and Wichita Blue grows moderately to 18 feet tall by 6 feet wide. Wichita blue juniper is useful as a screen, hedge, background plant or, because it is special, as a specimen plant in the lawn. I would highly recommend this plant as an alternative to the commonly planted arborvitae or Leyland cypress. The month of November we are focusing our ‘plant of the week’ on B& B stock. This juniper is only available in B & B. See Josh’s blog for more information on B & B.

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 We have had some substantial rain fall here in the valley and we have started digging our ball & burlap material.  Today the crew is working on leylandii cypress, otto luyken laurel, and schipka laurel.  When we get a solid frost and the deciduous trees drop their leaves we will be able to start digging those as well.  Let us know if there is something specific you would like

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Autumn is in full glory and I’m asking you to push the season a bit and think about the holiday time and of winter and how to make it a bit lighter.

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A customer just came in and purchased blueberry plants for a landscape project, integrating a typically food plant into his ornamental garden. This is often called edible landscaping. Most food plants have some aesthetic quality and so can be added to your garden. Here is our suggestion for today; Draper Blueberry. Draper tastes great, sweet and aromatic, is large and easy to pick, is thick skinned and does not split, ripens mid-season (July) and as we all know is full of antioxidants (which are good for you). It grows four to eight feet high and has a golden autumn leaf color. Grow it in full sun to partial shade. Blueberries have year round beauty in the garden and delicious food in the summer.

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