Trees contribute to tranquility, self-esteem, stress reduction and lower blood pressure, says Beltane Nursery owner Evan Davies...
Place some of your plants in the kitchen or bathrooms to help give them more humidity, says columnist Evan Davies...
I would like to update my master list of plant inventory for next spring — there are over 900 different varieties to keep straight now...
It’s always nice to find some really neat looking plants, something new, ones that really have some inspiration behind them...
I was asked to shed some light on what we do here at the farm in order to prepare the nursery and gardens for winter...
Fall is a great time for colours in the garden, with plums, peaches, cukes and pumpkins flourishing.
Late summer or early fall is usually the time of year that evergreen trees lose their three- or four-year-old needles...
I have had a lot of extra “schooling” to take in order to keep a few of my certifications up to date...
Once upon a time, I was asked to teach a class on how to plant a moss hanging basket. That was the first horticulture class I taught...
It would be impossible for me to list all the ways in which people enjoy our surroundings or some aspect of nature and the outdoors...
Good things have been happening at the nursery now that the sun has come out of hiding...
I am writing this pretty early one morning. Frost is in the air. The sun is coming up but not even on the hill above me yet...
Sixteen hours a day in March! No problem. It’s been known to happen...
Today’s treat? A 30-year-old Wayside Nursery catalogue from spring 1982...
Everyone enjoys eating fresh produce from the garden. For most people it’s hard to predict just how much we will get...
This last week had some good clear weather perfect for pruning. I haven’t had a chance to take care of the brush growing by the creek...
