Category: Nursery

by Larry Petersime(Moncks Corner, SC) This was planted from seed. My wife thought it was nasturtium seed Planted weeks ago and took two weeks to germinate, then extremely slow growth. Planted in a 24″ plastic window box in...

No idea what this is other than we like it.Dont know where to start looking to find out. Do hope you can help us. Many thanks Without a little more information about where you’re located, and if possible, your growing zone...

by Cindy Farnham(Horseheads New York) These tiny black flying bugs have been flying around the inside of the house. I just noticed these tiny black flying bugs gather around the soil in my succulents. I put the plants outside...

Hi, I’m trying to identify this plant and would like to know the best way to get it upright. It seems to be doing so well that it’s way too top heavy and I’m wondering if I should trim it. If so, how? Thank you! Comments for...

by Danalee(Manitoba, canada) My lithop, and friends, need a little help identifying them perhaps, the biggest is definitetly a split stone, but the other two I’m not sure of. Hi Danalee, there are several very similar...

by Jacki(Grand Forks, B.C.) The mourning cloak butterfly is one of the first to emerge in the spring; any warmer days trigger the end of their dormancy. These large butterflies are distinctive with their mahogany colored wings...

The Micro Nursery’s Most Important Feature Built in 2002, the garden greenhouse at Blue Fox Farm was designed originally to accommodate a much different crop at the start. I had got interested in native plants, and all the...

by Deb(Mississauga, Ontario Canada) Two years in a row this garden nursery has had this succulent and I really like it. It never flowered, just grew taller, but gave my planter an exotic look. When I ask the nursery all they can...

by Susannah(Dudley United Kingdom ) A nest of around 6 found inside the rim of a table that had been in the garden for a while. Hi Susannah, I don’t think this is a black widow, if that’s what you mean. Generally,...

by Jacki(Grand Forks, B.C. Canada) Nursery Web Spider These drab coloured brownish grey spiders hide under pieces of wood, or among the larger bits of unfinished compost. They’re quick to run away, carrying their web of...

by Penny(Australia) Long single stem roundish leaves all dark purple appears to be about to flower. Comments for Dark purple Feb 10, 2015 Hardy Sedum by: Jacki Hi Penny, your plant is one of the border Sedum, which are...

by Jacki(Grand Forks, B.C. Canada) Milberts Tortoiseshell Butterfly adult This is a pretty distinguishable butterfly that you might see on your lawn, especially if you garden naturally and the lawn includes some dandelions,...