WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK ON A FARM??


Welcome to my work blog!



So, after some thought, I decided to start a work blog!! Over the years, friends and family seem pretty impressed upon telling them about the farm where I work. A lot of them seem shocked at the actual size of the nursery, and the quanity of product we crank out in a season. So why not keep a daily journal of what goes on here?




A day in the life on a farm



A DAILY LOOK AT LIFE ON A WHOLESALE NURSERY FARM

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Summer bloomers

Iris Lion King

Magnus Coneflower

Dianthus Fruit Punch Coconut Punch

Monday, July 9, 2012

Problematic

Pesky Jap Beetles are back, and hitting the farm hard! Over the weekend, they mowed down a bunch of our Rose crops.  I happened to catch some of their destruction below.

Destroying the foliage on a Rosa rugosa variety

Clusters and clusters of them!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Spring beauties

Dicentra Bleeding Heart

Lovely hearts!

Dicentra White Bleeding Heart

Bergenia flowers

Beautiful Bergenia floral clusters!


Dicentra Gold Heart Bleeding Heart

Bergenia

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Spring tenderness

Spring 2012 has sprung at work!  Due to the recent low overnight temps, we've had to protect our tender new growth on our plants. The last few nights we've watered our plants to form a protective ice barrier.  The results were beautiful!  Ice art...

Abies concolor

Icy needles

Serbian Spruce

Icy Daub's Frosted.... they really are!

A line of iced over plants, next to our greenhouses

Summer's not here yet!

Want a cool ride on this tractor?

Look at the size of these icicles!

Small Austrian pine

A "fountain" of ice!

Cham Golden "Icy" Mops



Friday, September 23, 2011

Hints of Autumn

Autumn is upon us once again on the farm, and noticeable color is beginning to pop up on some of our plant varieties.  Let the beauty begin!


Acer Emerald Elf

Berb Sunjoy

Berb Sunjoy

Kolkwitizia Dream Catcher

Berb Sunjoy exploding with color!

Parth quinq Engelmann Ivy

Rhus Tiger Eyes Sumac

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Fall bloomers

Hibiscus Sweet Caroline

Chasmanthium Northern Sea Oats

Leuc Becky with Bee

Elton Knight Coneflower