You’ve Got the (willow) Touch, You’ve Got the (willow) Power!

We’ve got another full “willow year” under our belts! Thank you as always to our supporters and salix aficionados everywhere. I do hope your Spring planting went well.

Our booth at the 2023 Vermont Flower Show was a smashing success. The interest that was shown was truly humbling, and completely unexpected. We were so very happy to share everything we’ve learned and hope to do this again. Went straight from the flower show to the…

Spring 2023 shipping! This Spring season was a tough one. Unfortunately the help we had lined up were unable to make it and we were a bit understaffed, thus extended our shipping season by about two weeks. These things happen sometimes but thank you very much for your understanding. The gardening community is amazing and I appreciate you. Please know that my sole focus during the shipping seasons is to get your order to you as fast as possible. For those affected, know that we’ve already got plans to improve. Without further ado…

Further expansion of the Fall shipping season! We’re getting so confident in Fall planting that we’re expanding it to include hardiness zone 6. This will allow us to serve the majority of the country in the Fall which will greatly reduce the turnaround for Spring orders. Ourselves, we will be planting this Fall and we’re in zone 4a. We sort of have to anyway, there’s zero time for us to plant in the Spring! That works for us, since we have to focus on getting a garden together what with these grocery prices grumble inflation grumble. We just have to get to it before it gets too cold and everything gets covered in snow. Speaking of the cold…

Our cold storage confidence is also growing. The fridge is great. Cold storage works. No way around it. There’s definitely a “right way” to do it and we’re close to that. Cuttings from way back in February came out looking exactly as they went in and started producing roots when I accidentally left them sitting out. We expect to incorporate this in to our Fall season.

Grumble inflation grumble. I’d say about 100% of you live in our society and know that everything is just so stinkin’ expensive, and getting moreso. I’ve been kicking this particular can down the road but we’re looking at a teensy raise in our pricing to offset this. The prices here at the nursery have been the same since (I believe) 2019. We aren’t doing it just yet, but just be aware.

Website improvements. Work on the site is ever ongoing! Your feedback and suggestions on it are very welcome. Upcoming improvements are a more comprehensive shipping info page and filling out The Salix Garden.

A very special thanks to Lino Larke and the wonderful folks whom accompanied him to help us this Spring. They coppiced large swathes of the nursery that were in desperate need of rejuvenation. The work they did is greatly appreciated. Their personal endeavors are absolutely worth spotlighting and you can expect to learn more about them in the near future.