The word at the nursery is mums, pansies, pumpkins, cornstalks as fall decorating is the norm.  Fall planting of trees, shrubs and perennials is popular as customers take advantage of the cool days and greater moisture resulting in an unseen explosion of root growth that will almost be like going an extra year of growth […]

Our annual Blueberry Bash is usually held in mid-July at the nursery to celebrate the blueberry!

Please join us for our annual Fall Family Fun Day! This event is free to the public and fun for the entire family. Your family will enjoy hayrides, picture spots, pumpkin painting & carving, magic shows, animal shows, glitter tattoos, live music and food from a local food truck, the Erie Depot (extra charge). 10:00-4:00 […]

I think the weeds in the sales yard and surrounding areas are on the run finally as the entire area looks much better. Yet another load of Emerald Green arborvitae and Spring Grove western red cedars as well as rhododendron will arrive next week to keep the nursery… With the arrival of June, growth is […]

There isn’t too much gardening going on in February except maybe applying the last application of deer repellent on susceptible plants, taking a soil test sample if the ground is not frozen, quickly planting any spring bulbs left over in the garage if not done… The next seminar I will be giving on vertical gardening […]

Today is the last day that Dayton Dollars may be spent at the nursery and hopefully everyone will have used up these dollars that garden club members receive. Tomorrow begins our fall sale that will be for garden club members only through Labor Day and then open to… As the summer winds down, Labor Day […]

While temperatures have cooled significantly, no rain has fallen in the area for at least a month as lawns and gardens are starting to show their thirst. At the nursery, the recycled rain water that is stored is running low so that water from Van Hyning Run of less… As August rolls on, the nursery […]

What a nice April so far! The impending frost predicted Tuesday morning did not happen as cloud cover blanketed the area that kept the earth’s heat from radiating into space. The Soulangeana or saucer magnolia frequently opens early only to have its gorgeous blossoms… No doubt now that spring has sprung with the much warmer temperatures and April rains. […]

On a recent trip to the Cook Forest-Allegheny Forest in Pennsylvania, I examined the native tree and shrub arrangement of nature more closely. Kayaking 10 miles down the Clarion River, a better view of the forest is possible from a distance. A mix of white pine,… Summer brings with it a variety of blooming shrubs. […]

December 26, 2014 For sure most of us would have liked a white Christmas but even so, December has been an easy weather month compared to last year.   Except for the evergreen of conifers and some shrubs, the natural world seems dead but as we all know, all is…

With April 1st tomorrow, things have readily geared up in the temperature department as well as the work amount and work speed at the nursery. Massive amounts of bare-root trees and shrubs have arrived that must be handled quickly as the bare roots are subject to… Now that the Vernal equinox is past, the spring […]

6-28-19 blog While the nursery chores of potting, trimming, weeding, spacing and general cleanup still continues, another aspect of the nursery has ramped up as the Owl Barn has opened with the harvest of sweet corn and tomatoes from Marietta, Ohio. Growers along the… As the rain continues for Ohio and surrounding states, problems for […]