Resources
Articles, Videos and Such.
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Do Plum Trees Need a Pollinator?
One of the most common questions I get is: “If I plant a plum tree, will it produce fruit by itself?” The answer is: Maybe—but you’ll usually get better results if you plant more than one plum variety. Recently, I spent some time digging into the pollination requirements of the plum varieties I carry: American…
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Why Doesn’t My New Fruit Tree Have Fruit Yet?
One of the questions I get from customers is: “Will this plum tree produce plums?” The answer is yes—but maybe not immediately. Many people assume that if they buy a fruit tree, especially a larger tree from a garden center, they’ll be harvesting fruit the following summer. Sometimes that happens. Often it doesn’t. When a…
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Exactly the Same Villosa Lilacs… except different
I love Villosa Lilacs. I think they are a best kept secret. At my place, I have found that the Villosa Lilacs grew faster and thicker that the common lilacs. And they bloomed at an earlier age. Now, at my place, I have a few variety of lilacs planted right next to each other- same…
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Are My Mock Oranges… Mocking Me?
I love Mock Oranges. I love the smell… I love the color… just love em. However, they do their own thing, much like other plants in your landscape. I’ll try to remember to get video of the potted mock ranges in my nursery so you can see the differences.
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The Magnolias Are Blooming!
I know I say this all the time, but it’s true. I love walking around the nursery and my property and seeing all my plants and seeing what is still asleep and who might need a drink and just what everybody is doing. The Japanese Magnolias (both Ann and Jane) are just forming blooms.
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The “Java Red” Mystery: Why This Red Shrub Is Actually… Pink?
If you’ve been scrolling through my 2026 catalog or visited the nursery last year, you might have noticed something a bit “wonky” about one of our favorite shrubs. It’s a question I get every single season: “If this is called ‘Java Red,’ why are the flowers so… pink?” It’s a fair question! In the world…
