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The greenhouse and nursery are open for the season. Hours are: 9-6 Tuesday-Saturday and 10-3 Sunday and Monday.  The annuals are showing color as we get ready for May sales. We grow from seedlings and rooted cuttings so the annuals are at different stages of readyness. It's tricky having the annuals ready, but not overgrown, at about the right time for May. The Pansies, Violas, and Snapdragons were taken out weeks ago, and the plants coming out of the greenhouse will benefit from a few days of acclimation prior to planting. Conservation through inovation and a willingness to adopt new production methods will be just as important to us as it is to our customers as we strive to improve plant quality and keep costs down.  The roll up curtain wall installed on both sides of the smaller greenhouse last September, allows for natural ventilation on sunny days through fall and winter-into-spring days, while the double-poly roof conserves heat through the night.  As early as February, the south facing curtain wall was raised for natural ventilation so greenhouse daytime temperatures stayed below 65 degrees. The north side remained sealed off through February and was ready to be raised in early March as daytime temps melted snow and provided relief from the snowy winds of winter.  Most of these perennials have been moved outside to the display benching to acclimate and be ready for early spring sales and make room for the smaller pot sized perennials that were moved out of the main greenhouse the first week of April. Nighttime temperatures are kept just a few degrees above freezing. We've set our sites high for the summer of 2008 and plan to convert to solar panels to provide power for our pad and fan cooling system. Our goal is to have it in place and ready to go for spring/summer of 2009. In 1993 the EPA defined reduced-risk pesticides as compounds that pose a lower health risk to humans and the environment. These products do not work on the insect's nervous system like classic insecticides and are therefore more worker-friendly within closed greenhouse environments. We have chosen to use these reduced-risk pesticides in our greenhouses. Endeavor to control aphids and Conserve to control thrips Citation (insect growth regulator) to control fungus gnats and shore flies I am lucky to work with plants and flowers and will continue to work towards lowering production costs while simultaneously improving product quality. We feel these two practices work well together allowing us to provide our customers with the best plants available, at a reasonable price, for years into the future. Home About Us Marvel's Corner In the Gardens Availability Perennials Availability Shrubs Availability Annuals 
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