Visiting Nurseries - Once Is Not Enough
Posted by: Dave Daniel in winter, summer, spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, landscape design and inspiration, flowers, autumn on
Apr 15, 2009
For those of you who only shop nurseries in the spring, you are short-changing yourself. It is really ideal to visit nurseries several times throughout the year. If you make an annual pilgrimage in spring, you are only seeing the things that bloom or look their best at that time. If you don't shop nurseries in, say March, you might miss the beautiful blooms of Pieris. The same goes if you don't shop nurseries in June, July or August. Miss this summer window and you miss the color offered by Cistus, Crocosmia, daylilies and Rudbekia. And the list goes on.
Another thought - visiting a nursery like ours (Pleasant Hill Nursery) or any other commercial grower-type nursery in late spring may seem
like their selection is a bit "off." Many commercial growers ship massive amounts of plant material in late winter/early spring leaving inventories to look somewhat depleted by later spring prior to the new crops reaching saleable size as summer nears. Summer is actually one of the best times to visit a more commercial-style nursery because most of our crops are just starting to finish off. Then we begin fall shipping.
Make a point of visiting your favorite nurseries a few different times throughout the year - not just in the spring. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find.
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