Lots of great plants!

If you know of someone who would benefit from our catalogue, let us know and we’ll ship one out to them!

What’s new in 2008? First we are highlighting windbreak and screening plants! As I pen this note the winter wind is howling and we feel compelled to offer to you beautiful trees, shrubs, and grasses that can handle our Wyoming winds and yet create a sanctuary from its draining effects. Look for the Windbreak in our plant descriptions as your guide. Wyoming is experiencing a housing boom and we have been to numerous new properties where the backyards are open to the whole neighborhood—there is no sense of privacy! Yet there are plants that can quickly give you a visual screen. Look for the Screen in our descriptions! Another plant area we are highlighting are the Penstemons. Native and adapted these perennial flowers are beautiful stalwarts of the western garden—our front page photo demonstrates that with pineneedle penstemon—but there are so many more!

We strive to be an environmentally and socially conscious business. Starting this year, we want to recycle your plastic planting pots. Most of our growers will reuse them and keeping them out of the landfill is the name of the game! So after planting, be sure to bring them back down to our sales lot. As we reflect on our business, its becoming apparent that children are missing out in exploring the natural world, far too often we see our youth engaged in electronics. For all of our customers with children or grandchildren ages 14 and younger, we are donating $7 towards their own garden plants. At time of pick-up bring your kids with you and help them pick their plants!

It may not be new for 2008 but do take advantage of ordering by March 31st and save 10%. It helps you save and helps us to better manage our inventory. Along those same lines, we are a strong proponent of dormant planting of trees and shrubs—if you want to plant in March and April indicate that on your order.

Another service we are offering is gift certificates—what better way to acknowledge another gardener than with a gift certificate for plants. Just give us a call (307.577.0102) and let us know what you want and we’ll do the rest!

Last but not least: We are expanding our website to include even more plant selections than in our print catalogue so be sure to check here for varieties not listed in the catalogue.

As always, if you are unsatisfied with your order at time of delivery, we will refund your payment. Remember May 15 is the cut-off for catalogue orders! Delivery will be made to 350 Kati Lane (directly behind the Holiday Inn on the River in Casper). We’ll notify you when your plants are in.

Nothing is as unpredictable as the weather but year after year as the word drought continues to pop up in forecasts, we believe that sustainable low water usage landscapes should be the new normal. It is after all our passion!

First off, remember that the plants came in a potting mix not unlike your house plant potting mix. If the potting mix dries out the plant dies! So during intense heat, go out and water the potting mix. That may mean a cup of water for a small plant that was grown in a 2.5 inch pot and up to 5 gallons for a tree in the larger 15 gallon sizes.

Next, plan to water up to 4 times/week in intense heat, watering both the potting mix and the surrounding soil. Roots don’t grow in dry soil! Water 2 to 3 times /week when the heat isn’t so bad. Lastly and perhaps most important, mulch the soil around your plants. Mulch will keep the soils cooler - better root development and will save a tremendous amount of water lost to evaporation. The real cost savings in water begins the second year and the third year of a plants life as the roots work their way into the soil. Many of the plants we provided you will flourish with a twice a month watering program in subsequent years.

Questions? Let’s hear from you!

–Ruth

This is our 5th year in business and we are just as excited now as when we first started! Our business is simple; to offer exceptional plants which fit our difficult climate and soils. In short, native and adapted plants. We don’t advertise in any conventional way—we believe that you are our best way to find new customers—by introducing your friends and family to us.

What’s new for 2007? A lot! We are really highlighting grasses and our Canadian roses this year and have new offerings in all categories. We did step back slightly in our perennial offerings in the catalogue, but rest assured we will have quite a selection at our garden lot!

We have started this blog, allowing you and others to ask questions, even answer questions or give your opinion about gardening — something that has been needed for some time, a forum for Wyoming gardeners!

Nothing is as unpredictable as the weather but year after year as the word drought continues to pop up in forecasts, we believe that sustainable low water usage landscapes should be the new normal. It is after all our passion and our job to help you!