Christianson’s 4th Annual Antique Fair & Vintage Market Friday and Saturday, August 11 & 12 4th Annual Antique Fair & Vintage Market at Christianson’s Nursery Friday Night and Saturday, August 11 & 12 Four event sites: Schoolhouse, Primrose Antiques & Gifts, Christianson’s Nursery and North Meadow Field. We are proud to present the Northwest’s…
With our cold blasts that hit this winter, you may have damage to your plants. Follow these 10 steps to ensure they survive. 1.) Resist Action: Winter-stunned plants need to be left alone for a while until weather warms. 2.) Don’t Over Do It: Don’t overwater a winter-damaged plant, as the roots may be…
Primrose Antique and Gift Shop. “Collect things you love, that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your story.” – Erin Flett
John and I want to thank everyone who has recommended our Nursery to fellow gardeners looking for unusual plants. Not a day goes by that we do not hear from someone looking for a hard-to-find plant. John will order just a few of each of the rare plants that he can find because he loves…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist The garden in November tends to not be very beautiful. I don’t mean to be a Negative Nellie here but take a look around. Perennials that haven’t yet been cut down for the season languish in varying states of decomposition and frost blackened leaves smell strongly of decay. Most…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist One of my favorite things about being a gardener is knowing that nothing stays the same. Things change all the time, whether it’s because of something big like the changing of the seasons, or something small like when the delphiniums all begin to bloom at the same time, hogging…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist Hallelujah! Let the good news ring down from above and echo in all the valleys! My crepe myrtle is going to bloom this year! Finally! After 9 years! While this may not seem “Hallelujah” worthy to some of you, it is for me and I need to share the…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist In the words of Shel Silverstein: It’s hot! I can’t get cool, I’ve drunk a quart of lemonade. I think I’ll take my shoes off And sit around in the shade. It’s hot! My back is sticky, The sweat rolls down my chin. I think I’ll take my clothes…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist I recently received a gift in the form of Linda Chalker-Scott’s latest book, How Plants Work. Yeah, I know most of us get the main concept there, but her new book is great because it goes into some very sciencey details as to the how’s and why’s of plants…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist I have become fond of the verse, Earth laughs in flowers. The verse is taken from several lines in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem Hamatreya and when the lines are read in its entirety it has a less cheerful meaning than the brief verse signifies. This part of the stanza reads:…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist Hang on to your hats everyone! Spring has officially begun and the fever is running high. I realize that it has been feeling like Spring for over a month now, but for me there’s something about April that’s really inspiring. Maybe it’s the chirps and whistles heralding the return of…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist While I was at the Flower and Garden show last month, I came across the coolest seed company. They’re called the Hudson Valley Seed Library out of New York, and they specialize in organic, open pollinated, heirloom vegetable and flower seeds. While all that is very good, the thing…