One Earth Botanical
It is always exciting to discover a new nursery, especially when so many are closing these days. A friend recently introduced me to One Earth Botanical. They are located at 24001 NE 28th Street in Camas, Washington and are open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10-3. This is a family-owned nursery specializing in perennials, shrubs and trees. I was impressed by their inventory and saw some plants that I didn't know existed, such as the red-blooming Cestrum called "Ruby Clusters" pictured at the top. Their prices are also awesome (most of the perennials I saw were $7 with larger sized pots around $12 - $15.) Stephanie gave us a tour of their 8-acre property which includes large display gardens, areas for weddings and other events and an in-the-works yurt which will be opened as a B&B. She says they have to deal with deer and she is knowlegeable about plants they don't like. In addition to all that, they also do beekeeping I need some of their energy! They are locate...
It's such a satisfying thump when the mulch hits the bed of the truck. As long a only the view out the rear window disappears all is well. It's great to get all that mulch so fast. Actually I think it's less stress to be in the truck than to see the action from a distance.
ReplyDeleteWe get our mulch this way all the time. I can't imagine having to shovel it all INTO the truck and then having to unload it too. UGH.
ReplyDeleteDo you have to pay for your mulch?? It would be worth it if it was free.
Lisa, it is free but it is rare to have someone load it for you. You usually have to load yourself. A lot of work!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. A truck of the good stuff loaded for free. I know how much work a JCB or similar saves!
ReplyDeleteOur city provided equipment to load trucks once when the compost site was new to encourage people to take some home. Now, it's shovel, shovel, shovel. It is nerve racking but they know better than you how close they are to your truck. Hope it makes your garden grow!!!
ReplyDeleteThe only way we get it loaded for us is to hand the man some cash!
ReplyDeletePhillip, you need to ride with me out to the landfill to show me where to get a load. My big Ram1500 will take a while to fill up and unloaded. Our landfill in Tuscumbia doesn't offer it. Sheffield utilities offered it at one time & I heard they would load. I need call them. Have fun using it. Mary
ReplyDeleteOh if only I had a truck! Had some delivered a years ago, I'm just now getting through all of it.
ReplyDeleteVery cool that the city worker helped you out; that would never happen in my neck of the woods.
I miss the south!