March 10:
Updates of recent happenings: approximately 4,500+ hanging baskets planted. Remaining 500 yet to go. First crop of geraniums (over 11,000!)planted.
First drop of shrubs from Monrovia is on site!
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Lilacs include:
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'Miss Kim' Korean Lilac, 'Lavender Lady', 'Yankee Doodle', 'Old Glory', 'Blue Skies®', 'Sensation', 'Pocahontas' Canadian Lilac, and 'Angel White'
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Magnolia trees in stock, both budded and dormant:
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'Vulcan', 'Black Tulip®', 'Galaxy' and 'Rustica Rubra'.
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'Cannon's Double', 'Fragrant Star', 'Karen', 'Trilby', 'Cunningham's White', 'Cherry Cheesecake', 'Florence Parks', 'Lee's Dark Purple'.
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Dogwood Trees (mostly dormant):
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'Heart Throb®', 'Scarlet Fire®' and 'Venus®'
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Prunus (Flowering cherry and plum):
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'Kwanzan', 'Pink Cascade®' and 'Thundercloud'
'Phantom'(tree), 'Quick Fire®'(tree) and 'Candy Apple™'(shrub)
Other shrubs on hand:
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'Magical® Gold' Forsythia and 'Eternal Fragrance' Daphne.
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Vaccinium (Blueberry):
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'Patriot Early', 'Northland Midseason', 'Top Hat', 'Chandler' and 'Sunshine Blue'
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APRIL 1:
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Since our last update many changes. Our second crop of geraniums (over 7,500) are now secure in their pots and getting their roots set. Coleus and 'Non-Stop' tuberous begonias are off and running.
Bedding-plant flats of petunias, marigolds, wax begonias, lobelia and cosmos are started with allysum, salvia in the queue!
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We had an addition to our line of grapes with 'Interlaken', 'Vitis' and 'Canadice'
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Our spring 'Tropicals' have arrived from Monrovia with one, two and even 5 gallon, staked Mandevilla, Star Jasmine, and an assortment of Tropical Hibiscus ('Brilliant', 'Cherie', 'Heat Flash', 'Jazzy Jewel' Amber and Opal)
The first crop of tomato starts has been planted.
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May 1:
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Wow! Soo much inventory in the nursery area has arrived. We are, perhaps more stocked with nursery inventory than ever before. Virtually every kind of hydrangea is currently available. Roses, grasses, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, lilacs, hostas, raspberrys, blueberries, red and black Currents, peonies, daylillies, coneflower, grapes, boxwood, potentilla, groundcovers, hardy hibiscus, lavender, rose trees, hydrangea trees, crape myrtle trees, Japanese Maples, dogwoods...you get the idea.
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Inside, geraniums are popping, color is everywhere! Baskets are in full color and ready to go. Veggie starts are well-established. And we are absolutely LOADED with that tremendous sweet potato vine! And with the long-range forecast being in the 70's for highs and upper 40's to low 50's for lows...that'll take us nearly to the traditional "frost-free" date for the Spokane area where we can collectively declare victory over Mr. Jack Frost!
Early next week more goodies from Monrovia (roses, hydrangea, Japanese maples etc.)
We're continually bringing in nursery and perennial inventory (3 times per week) and we can also try to track down what you're looking for on some shrubery and perennial special orders!
Follow the regular updates on our Instagram! Let's go!
May 13
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Of course, Mother's Day weekend is always the peak of the spring season, but there is still a long ways to go.
As mentioned above, perennial inventory arrives several times per week for the next few weeks. And while this past weekend is the most active for hanging-basket sales, we refilled with our second planting of baskets so there is still a great selection to pick from!
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The above-average temperature weather we've been enjoying has come to an end
as mid to high 30's at night have unfortunately returned. Veggie starts, coleus, sweet potato vine, begonias and impatiens will need special protection.
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This weekend we will be doing our annual hosting of the dog-rescue non-profit Rescue4All where 10% of all sales directly go to this worthy cause. A select number of dogs will be here for adoption opportunities! Come say "howdy", or "hey" or "hello" or "hi" or even "what's up?"!
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June 2:
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A very busy May has passed. They seem to come and go very quickly. We still have exceptional inventory in both annuals and perennials.
I'm often asked some form of "When's the best time to plant a tree?(Magnolia, Styrex, Japanese Maple)
It's a simple answer, really: 20 years ago!
The next best is NOW. Same goes for shrubs. Every Spokane yard should have a lilac! Am I right?
Both Little Henry - Sweetspire and Henry's Garnet Sweetspire are two excellent flowering shrub selections that work in full sun to part shade and give both spring and fall color!
We have a wide variety of climbing vines from clematis to wisteria as well as grapes if you are in need of a nice privacy screen or a cool backdrop to your outdoor sitting area!
June hours are a little reduced as we now close one hour earlier than we did in May.
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