We changed the When We’re Open tab to reflect our summer schedule. We want to remind you that we still have a great selection of plants…true, we’re out of some things, but we have new plants ready now, too! It’s an ever-changing list here at the nursery.
I think this might be the best year for bulbs I’ve ever experienced. We’re in full swing with the alliums (ornamental onions) and tall bearded iris. Iris are a nostalgic flower for me, and their fragrance takes me back to childhood. Some are super fragrant, some smell like grape juice, some are just honey-sweet. The peach one below, growing next to a purple allium, was given to us over 20 years ago.
The light yellow one blooming next to the mints by the shade house is an heirloom, found by Lauren Springer Ogden at an abandoned homestead, and passed around to many Colorado gardeners. Our good friend Bob Nold gave us a start of this.
We had so many iris last year we divided quite a few varieties and put them in pots and they’ve been blooming in the nursery for a week or two now. Usually as one opens, it sells, so it’s been fun to see all the colors before they leave to go home with someone new.
The lazuli bunting is still hanging around and I’m pretty sure it’s nesting somewhere nearby.
Hope you all are having a great spring and enjoying a year of abundant moisture. You may not be thinking of xeriscaping in such a wet year, but this is the very best time to establish those plants! We’re working on our prairie restoration project, planting native grasses and Indian Paintbrush, with some help from the Craver Middle School kids! (And Xander, the dog, of course!)
