Monthly Archives for June 2006
Getting Water The Old Fashioned Way
Stuart mentioned “it would be great to hear your views, frustrations and joys of being a nursery owner and all that entails.”Well, this morning at 6 a.m. I look out of the office and notice the sprinklers, which go on … Continue reading
Blogging Nurseryman
I wanted to comment on the post today over at Garden Rant. I basically have tried to stay away from controversial subjects that might negatively influence how my customers see their local garden center. I have never hung any political … Continue reading
Latin Names
I read a post over at Gardening While Intoxicated about the use of Latin names in gardening. I couldn’t agree more to what EAL said. The advice we get from nursery trade magazines these days is to keep it simple … Continue reading
Snow flower in the high country.
Since it was Monday, and the nursery is closed, we took a drive up Wentworth Springs Road past Georgetown to Loon Lake and Gerle Creek Reservoir. These bodies of water are where we get the water for the nursery. It … Continue reading
Questions and answers
We started something new with our latest e-newsletter. While we have always had a place to e-mail questions, we never shared the answers or the questions with everyone. Now we will post both the questions and answers on the the … Continue reading
Dirt: Garden Rant Takes Over the World
Check out a new blog Dirt: Garden Rant Takes Over the World. Amy Stewart, one of the bloggers, says –’We are delighted by people with a passion for plants. Show some excitement! Have an opinion! Fall in love! Get mad! … Continue reading
Hypertufa workshop
We have gotten back to holding our workshops every other Saturday. What with the anniversary party, quilt show, garden tour, etc. we hadn’t held a class for a month or so. Monica’s hypertufa container class is always popular as you … Continue reading
Nursery before, and now.
We just celebrated our 2nd anniversary at the Golden Gecko Garden Center a few weeks ago. I found some before and after photos of the nursery. When we were building the facility I had to remind myself to stop and … Continue reading
