Last post, when I said I would have to move the Prairie Crocuses to a cool spot to keep them in bloom for the Friends of the Farm sale, I wasn’t joking, but I didn’t think I would have to start doing the move on April 2nd. Yesterday, the largest bud on the Prairie Crocuses… Continue reading First Flower of the Spring: Prairie Crocus
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Spring Sales: Getting back to normal
After a two year hiatus, the Friends of the Farm Annual Plant Sale will be held this spring. Although colloquially known as the Mothers Day Sale, it is not always held on Mothers’ Day and this year it will be on May 15th, the Sunday after Mothers’ Day. For several years, this was our first… Continue reading Spring Sales: Getting back to normal
Pick up seeds at Seedy Saturday
Beaux Arbres has chosen not to be a vendor at this year’s Seedy Saturday but you can pick up pre-ordered seeds at the Seedy Saturday pickup wicket. If you are heading to the Ron Kolbus Centre for Seedy Saturday on March 5th, you can pick up pre-ordered Beaux Arbres seeds, and other vendors merchandise, at… Continue reading Pick up seeds at Seedy Saturday
Updated Seed List
I have added a few species and a few others are now out of stock. I wanted to make sure I had reserved enough seeds for my own use before I added Ozark Sundrops (pictured above), Obedient Plant, and Giant Coneflower, and a couple more, to the Available Seeds lists. They are now on the… Continue reading Updated Seed List
Slow Plants have to be More Expensive
I have kept the prices of most species constant for the past few years and I intend to keep those prices — mostly $6 for small pots and $12 for 4 1/2″ tall pots — for any of the species I can get up to salable size in one season. However, some species require more… Continue reading Slow Plants have to be More Expensive
Dropping some species
Anyone who has visited the nursery knows how little bench space I have. To make room for the new species, some less popular species are going to be dropped from the nursery. Thimbleweed is certainly locally native but it is not that showy. I tried to keep two very similar species going, Thimbleweed and Long-headed… Continue reading Dropping some species
Seeds available, Winter 2021/2022
Growing native plants from seed is an economical way to get more plants, whether to plant a large area or to have extras to share with friends. This winter, Beaux Arbres is offering seeds from more than 80 species of wildflowers native to eastern North America. The species in this collection are among the easiest… Continue reading Seeds available, Winter 2021/2022
Seed Collecting Fall 2021
I have finished collecting all the seeds I intend to collect this fall and have picked over and done preliminary cleaning on most of them. I will be posting a list of the available species soon. Pink Turtlehead Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) — pictured above — seeds will be available this year. I almost gave… Continue reading Seed Collecting Fall 2021
Plants into Ottawa, Saturday, September 11th
Beaux Arbres will be bringing plants into Ottawa on Saturday, September 11th. We will be distributing prepaid orders of native plants from a Britannia area parking lot on that Saturday, from 9:30 am until noon. This will probably be our last delivery of plants for the season. The nursery will still be open until the… Continue reading Plants into Ottawa, Saturday, September 11th
At Westboro Market this Saturday
A stall has opened up at Westboro Farmers’ Market this Saturday, July 24th. We will be bringing a wonderful selection of plants to the market — from Three-toothed Cinquefoil (about 2″ high) to Compass Plant (topping 10 ft, this rainy summer). We hope this presages more access to the market this summer. We will be… Continue reading At Westboro Market this Saturday
Beaux Arbres Plantes Indigènes / Native Plants 