Monthly Archives for January 2007
Nursery Trade Show Time.
It’s winter and the Daphne is blooming so it must be trade show time. During the slow season various nursery trade shows vie for our attention. In my area we have a Sacramento Nursery and Landscape Expo, then the slightly … Continue reading
A Gold Country Landscape.
Driving from Placerville to Coloma via Hwy. 49 you pass this house. It has had the same landscape for at least the last 20 years. This area is called “Gold Country†and that is the theme here. The giant piece … Continue reading
Blueberries are in.
My talk with the Auburn Garden Club went well. This is one of the most active garden clubs around. The topic was “What’s new and exciting in the garden center.†I was given lots of new introductions by Monrovia that … Continue reading
Naturally, a better way to garden!
I will be giving my annual talk to the Auburn Garden Club this Monday. This will be about the eighth time I have spoken and its fun to do since this is a very active club with over a hundred … Continue reading
The Guacamole Hut as Kid Central
We have finally figured out how best to utilize “The Gaucamole Shedâ€. It is separated from the store and has been a seed department, water garden department, and gift shop. The problem is its not big enough for any of … Continue reading
Starting a small garden center.
I have been talking with Anna who is contemplating “trying to start a small garden centre in the south of Spain. The area is a south-facing mountain range (about 1000m above sea level) and to date there are no other … Continue reading
On The Way To Cool.
This is a sign at the corner of Marshall Rd. and Hwy. 49 on the way to the nursery. Usually Cal-trans pulls stuff like this down quick, but maybe they figure it’s worth the second looks it gets. This should … Continue reading
Naturally a Better Way to Gardenâ„¢
We’re back from vacation and the nursery is open for the first time this year. We are charged up and ready to make this our best year ever. We have been open now 2 ½ years! We have had some … Continue reading
Back from the coast.
We’re back from Mendocino but not quite done with vacation. It’s always amazing to see the wealth of flowers and plants that grow in the benign climate of the coast. A native, Garrya elliptica is in full bloom. Driving down … Continue reading
The Snowdrops are blooming!
We’re at the nursery today feeding the cats and checking on things. We have been off for one week now and have until next Tuesday off. We came by to stand up the plants that have blown over and check … Continue reading
