Greetings! Ah spring, such a tease this year, but I do believe it is finally here. I have dubbed this "Crocus Week". They are popping up everywhere, albeit a few weeks late. Redwing blackbirds are in the marshes. The sound of the peepers is deafening, even...
Greetings! Want to hear some words of wisdom? "Rain melts snow." Yay! So if these gray, rainy days have been getting you down, keep the faith. Slowly the snow is disappearing and the gardens are waking up. Yesterday my first winter pansy bloomed outside my window....
Greetings! Spring is here and Natureworks is OPEN for the season! There may be snow outside, but inside our shop and greenhouse, flowers are blooming and all is right with the world. Slowly, ever so slowly, the "great reveal" is taking place in our gardens. Just...
Gardening Classes Start Saturday March 4th I am SO excited to share with you our 2017 Class Brochure. Once again we are renting the hall at the Zion Episcopal Church, a wonderful facility that is handicapped accessible. We are having two all-day seminars and one pruning...
So here it is, the last week that Natureworks will be open in 2016. With five days left, we are happily designing away, making all kinds of unique creations for you a nd your loved ones to enjoy. Wednesday is the Winter Solstice and the shortest...
Open House Weekend is Here! Greetings! We are SO excited to invite you to our 33rd annual Open House Weekend coming up this Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th. We have been preparing for this party for a long time. Enjoy hot cider and Jane's famous cookies...
I woke up this morning and after checking my email and doing a bit of correspondence, I headed outside to begin harvesting berries, branches, and boughs from my yard. Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK and we are starting to get our greenhouse design studio fired up....
With the crazy election season behind us, it is a nice feeling to know that many of our customers think of Natureworks as a place of comfort and joy. So many of you wandered in last week and weekend saying "I need Natureworks right now!"...
Jennifer, my creative landscape gardener who runs one of my crews, has been contacting her clients prior to her last visit of the season to cut the frozen garden down and plant bulbs and asking them "Do you want some WINTER INTEREST in your pots...