Goodbye to Pearl
We lost a long-time member of our Plant Delights family yesterday with the passing of Pearl at the ripe old age of 16. I’m sure many of you interacted with Pearl during her tenure at Plant Delights,...
View ArticleSFASU plantsmen
It was great to visit several of my favorite plantsmen/women on my recent trip to Texas. Here are two my camera happened to capture at the Stephen F. Austin Gardens. Top is Greg Grant, who has shared...
View ArticleJasper snacking on Henry
We left instructions for Jasper to start a low-cal diet, but he misread the paper and thought it said a low-cat diet, so he tried to use Henry for his afternoon snack yesterday. Henry was not amused.
View ArticleMore new garden construction here at Juniper Level
Here’s our latest new garden construction at Juniper Level Botanic Garden. We’re clearing out an entire hedge of giant Nellie Stevens hollies behind the Open House sales greenhouses and replacing them...
View ArticleFacilities Maintenance Position
Plant Delights still has an open position for a Full-Time Facilities Maintenance Specialist. We’re looking for a handyman with good skills in a variety of areas. You can find more by clicking the...
View ArticleMore highlights from Seattle
My first stop in Seattle was the Downtown Convention Center, which was hosting the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Despite my uneasiness of mass transit, and lack of sense of direction in big...
View ArticleTony’s Piano for sale
On a note unrelated to plants, I have decided to sell my piano, which was purchased new around 1980. Believe it or not, I took lessons for eight years of lessons as a youngster. This piano is one I...
View ArticleNewsletter Mix-up
If you’re subscribed to the blog and receive each post in an email you maybe be scratching your head right now. While performing some maintenance we accidentally sent out the last three Newsletter...
View ArticleSky high
Lots of amazing clouds passing over the nursery this week…here’s one of our favorites.
View ArticleJasper and Henry – Time for play and work
Jasper and Henry playing hide and seek in the garden this week. Jasper and Henry engaging in some brotherly tussling. After break, it’s back to work for Henry, whose finally mastered using a laptop...
View ArticleA Mindful Finch
After finishing a recent lunch, I headed outside on the porch to fill our bird feeders. Normally, all the birds instinctively retreat to a safe distance, awaiting their new snack, but something was...
View ArticleAnole Love
We love our color-changing, native Carolina anoles. He are some recent photos from the garden. Hello…need some auto insurance. Just kidding! I’m looking for a mate…are you a mate? That’s more...
View ArticleFavorites from this week in garden.
There’s so much going on in the garden now, it’s hard to know where to start. The ferns are looking fabulous, and one of our favorites is the native Dryopteris x australis. Yes, “australis” means...
View ArticleA new twist on an old garden concept
We hope you’re all having a great day in the garden. Regardless, we hope you’ll take time to laugh and smile every day.
View Article2016 Summer Sale – Save 20% On Nearly 100 Plants
Our annual Summer Clearance Sale is now underway. With summer inventory complete, we’ve found some of the coolest plants didn’t sell in the numbers that we’d hoped, so we’re left with extra inventory....
View ArticleSnackin’ in the garden
In the dim pre-dawn light, I was making my morning trek to retrieve the morning newspaper, when my attention was pulled to a pain-like screeching coming from the garden. It wasn’t hard to follow the...
View ArticleFinal Weekend of Open Nursery and Garden for 2016!
This is the last weekend of our 2016 Open Nursery and Garden! Come see our gardens and be inspired to add a bit more color and texture to your own gardens. Be sure to stop by Jim and Kathy Phillips …...
View ArticleHardy Lady Slipper Orchids!!
Cypripedium, Lady Slipper Orchids, is a genus of woodland garden plants that are among the most desired of all native hardy orchids for sale, despite their often finicky requirements. Plant Delights...
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