Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. It’s prime fall planting season and I’m beginning fall clearance sales to clear out potted stock before winter.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales.

Garden tour coming up this Saturday at 10:30 am, as always it’s free and open to the public. Plants will be available for sale after the tour (cash preferred, Venmo/paypal/check accepted).

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. With rain on the way and moderate temps in for the forecast it’s as good weather for planting as we have seen in months.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Now that we finally got some rain it’s a good time to start planting again. You’ll still need weekly watering for a bit and a serious soaking at planting.

In just under 2 weeks I’ll be heading to the @MOFGA Common Ground Fair, I’m speaking 6 times, so you’ll have at least one chance per day to catch one of my talks. The fair can be a bit hectic, but it’s one of my favorite perennial events. See you there!

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. While it’s still dry as a bone, the cooler weather means it is a decent time to plant, if you can water heavily edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

In this episode I talk about string and traps, mundane, but perhaps important topics. After that I answer Gather's question about sourcing unusual plant species. I'm starting to run a bit low on shorts topics, so if you've got a request, please get in touch! edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

It’s garden tour time again! Join us this Saturday, Aug 30 at 10:30am for a 90 min stroll through the garden tasting and learning about various plants. Garden tour is free and open to the public.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. While it’s still dry, it’s a ok time to plant, if you can water well before planting and then once a week until it rains. edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

This week I am talking with Lauren Cormier about pears! Lauren works for the MEHO and is exploring, documenting and preserving the old pears of Maine. edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. While it’s still dry as a bone, the cooler weather means it is a decent time to plant, if you can water. Availability list edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Today’s sale item, Sunchokes, buy one get one free! edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Availability list edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

What plant would you like to see highlighted on a future episode of Propaganda By the Seed? Bonus points if you recommend a person to interview on that topic.

Today I’m talking about composting. It's a big topic so even though this is a bit longer than average for a short episode, it's really just an intro to the topic. I'll cover how different types of composting work and then focus in on my favorite, the static pile. edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

It’s been a good year for fireflies. Eva shot this long exposure a couple weeks ago.

First fruit set on this Ozark Chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis) a rare Chestnut relative native to the Ozark mountains. The nuts are small, but abundant and highly nutritious. I’ll be interested to see how they do and what the offspring are like.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

Edgewood garden tour is coming up on the 26th at 10:30am. Tours are free and happen rain or shine. Plants will be available after the tour if you want them (cash preferred, but venmo/paypal/check is fine too). Come see, taste and learn about some of the 200ish species under cultivation here

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

In this episode I chat with @lindablackelk.bsky.social about a few of her favorite plants. Linda is a ethobotanist and plant educator who works at NATIFS. Listen at edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Availability list linked in stories. With cooler, wetter weather in the forecast for the next week or so, it’s a decent time to add perennials to your garden.

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Availability list linked in stories.

This week on Propaganda By the Seed Shorts I’m talking about the problems with permaculture and attempting to answer Emma’s questions about the implications of hybridization on native plant populations. edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

First garden tour of the season is June 28th at 10:30am! Come see, taste, smell and touch a variety of interesting plants, many of which will be available for sale after the tour. Tour is free and open to the public. If you would like to buy plants, cash is preferred, but venmo/paypal/check are fine

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. Finally got around to making a fresh availability list: edgewood-nursery.com/s/Edgewood-N...

Time for another show at the Bike Barn! June 24th we’ve got Pigeon Pit from WA coming through with local support from Myles Bullen and Milk St. $15 cash NOTAFLOF. Doors at 6pm / Show at 7pm. All ages welcome. It’s probably gonna be pretty packed, so wear a mask.

Nursery open 9-6 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. I’m going to try being open a little later, so if you want to swing by after work you’ve got a chance.

In this episode I’m talking with Tatiana and Arthur of the Rich Earth Institute about peecycling (the use of human urine as a fertilizer). We cover all the ins and outs of collecting, storing and utilizing urine in a home garden as well as how this could work on community and larger scales.

Nursery open 9-6 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. I’m going to try being open a little later, so if you want to swing by after work you’ve got a chance.

In this week’s episode of Propaganda By the Seed Shorts, I’m talking about garden hoses and how to keep them from being a pain in the butt. edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025... .

Nursery open 9-6 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. I’m going to try being open a little later, so if you want to swing by after work you’ve got a chance.

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) is a native groundcover with very pretty flowers. They are very adaptable, but prefer more moisture in full sun. They spread pretty quickly, which is nice if you want cover an area, but can become an issue. Available in pint pots for $5 each.

This my annual offer of free pokeweed for habitat restoration projects. Poke is too aggressive for gardens and delicate ecosystems… but if there is a disturbed site that would otherwise get filled with shrub honeysuckle and/or bittersweet, you could try planting some poke. Local pick up only.

For the first time ever i’ve gotten hard wood cuttings of Illinois Everbearing to root at a rate I am happy with. I’ve gotten them to go before, but usually in the 25%-50% range, which is ok, but not great. This year I got more than 75% to root!

I planted this Japanese Raisin Tree (Hovenia dulcis) in 2021, it has suffered significant winter damage every year since and I kinda figured it would eventually just peter out… but this year it came through the winter with no damage! experimenting! (Hardiness definitely NOT guaranteed)

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales. In addition to the plants listed on the availability list which I will link in stories, here are some photos of some of what is ready to go in pots.

This week I’m talking to Neftalí Duran about Corn / Maize. Our conversation covers Corn culture past and present as well as some of the excellent projects Neftalí has been working on. Listen and find links to this episide on several podcast platforms at edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025... .

Nursery open 9-5 today! Cash preferred, but Venmo, PayPal and Checks are all fine, no credit card processing available for in person sales.

your annual reminder to eat some Beech leaves. These young, tender tree leaves have a good flavor, vegetal with just a touch of citrus like sour, a lovely woodland nibble… but they are only nice and tender for a few days, maybe a week. So get out there get ’em while you can.

It’s opening day at the Nursery! I do have a limited amount of potted stock, but it’s mostly bare root availability for the next few weeks. Expect to wait 10+ mins while your order is dug, washed and packed. We are open 9-5 today and weekly on Tuesday for the season.

In this shorts episode I offer some of my favorite informational resources, from vague concepts to specific books to the exceptionally obvious. Many are linked in the show notes. At the end I try out a new style of Q&A, will it work? Only time will tell. edgewood-nursery.com/podcast/2025...

It’s that time of year again. Most of the perennials in the nursery beds are up and at a good stage to dig and ship, so it’s a prime time to order bare root plants. edgewood-nursery.com/shop?categor...

We have another awesome cross pollination with @tangledwilderness.bsky.social This time we’re talking tree crops. Many of the trees we talk about in this episode have had their own episode on PBTS, so if you want more info look back in this feed or check out the links in the show notes.

Root cellar is starting to warm up, which means I gotta clear out the cuttings. This is last call for cuttings and scionwood. Get a 50% discount on Mulberry, willow and elder by using code CUTS50. edgewood-nursery.com/shop?categor...

Many years ago, in a crowded kitchen, someone expressed a mild disinterest in oatmeal and without missing a beat Kerry said this. It’s been written on a piece of masking tape on the household jar of oats ever since.

First flowers of spring are here, this is the pistillate (aka female or seed bearing) flowers of a hybrid hazel (Corylus X).