Valley Nursery Plantcast
Valley Nursery Plantcast is a weekly conversation about plants. Gregarious gardeners Erin & Justin didn’t know much about gardening until they discovered Valley Nursery in Poulsbo, Washington. Elbow deep in dirt and surrounded by experts, they use their blossoming knowledge to share practical and seasonal planting, pruning, purchasing and fertilizing advice.
Episodes
April 25, 2024 • 19 mins
Here's the description: Shade is more common than bright sunny spots in these parts. Let that NOT be a hinderance to you having a successful vegetable garden. If you have a spot big enough for a pot that gets more than 4 hours of direct sunlight (when the sun shines) then YOU TOO can grow vegetables. No, you can't have tomatoes or cucumbers, but you can have other delicious and nutritious and satisfying vegetables. Find out how by ...
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April 18, 2024 • 12 mins
So many plants, such little time. Not to worry listeners, we chat with our resident horticulturalist and very talented plant picker Taylor about some easy perennials you can add to your garden and pretty much leave alone. She and Erin talk about a couple plants that love the sun, others that prefer shade and all that will leave you feeling like you are capable of making things beautiful with just a little effort.
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April 11, 2024 • 17 mins
Look quickly because ephemerals are Spring's here today gone tomorrow darlings. They bloom beautifully and briefly and can be a real challenge to grow. On this episode, we talk about how to bring some of these elusive lovelies into your own garden and help them flourish for years to come.
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April 4, 2024 • 18 mins
It's the perfect time to do everything! April is a glorious month to be the garden, days are longer, weather is warmer and the garden center is full of everything you need, want and dream of to improve and reshape your own landscape. Within this episode, we help you prioritize action items for your garden and give you some tips for saving time and energy later in the season.
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March 28, 2024 • 20 mins
Not all grass is created equal. All lawns are grass but not all grass is lawns. Ornamental grasses need care (albeit minimally) and your lawns need the right kind of attention at the right time. This is the season taking care of all of them and we talk about what to do to what to ensure your grasses grow!
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March 21, 2024 • 11 mins
Merrily we sale along! As spring officiallybegins, we barrel into the second weekend of the Spring Sale with more specials and a restock of thousands of plants for your home! On this episode, Erin chats with the folks responsible for ordering and maintaining the different sections of the nursery about what they are featuring during the sale and other exciting plants and goods you should look for while you are here.
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March 14, 2024 • 13 mins
It's the SALE of the year! Our annual spring sale is an incredible time to jump start your garden for 2024. We have daily in-store specials on plants, we've got week-long 20% sales on a huge variety of other plants and you have that coupon in your mailbox (or on the kitchen counter) that gives you 30% one item! Use it! On this episode we talk about the deals and why it's a great time to get those sale plants into the ground. So muc...
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March 7, 2024 • 19 mins
Them pesky vermins everywhere buddy and ain't nothing you gonna do about it - or is there?
This episode is full of tips to keep the unwanted visitors out of your beloved garden. And really only one of the ideas is ridiculous. Erin and Justin also discuss what you can plant that they'll shy away from or maybe just eat once.
This episode is full of tips to keep the unwanted visitors out of your beloved garden. And really only one of the ideas is ridiculous. Erin and Justin also discuss what you can plant that they'll shy away from or maybe just eat once.
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February 29, 2024 • 24 mins
At Valley Nursery, a huge selection of our product is grown by ... us. It started as a small endeavor but over the last 10 years, our Valley Grown program has increased so much that we even employ a pig to help out. Justin and Erin chat with the head grower at our greenhouse in Port Gamble about what it takes to run the greenhouse that feeds our awesome nursery.
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February 22, 2024 • 18 mins
February is a mixed bag - you get snow, you get sun and now you can get pretty much anything that you're looking for to have an incredible garden this spring. This week Justin and Erin chat about new arrivals and a few of the things you can do in the garden right now. With new deliveries arriving weekly the nursery is bursting with options to fuel your garden dreams.
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February 15, 2024 • 17 mins
Valentine's Day isn't the only day we should appreciate hearts. There are a plethora of plants with heart shaped leaves that make great additions to your garden or house plant collection ANY time of the year. Justin and Erin chat about some of their favorite perennials, trees and house plants with heart shaped leaves.
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February 8, 2024 • 36 mins
For our 100th episode we invited PNW gardening legend Cisco Morris into our Poulsbo studio for a jovial conversation about gardening. He gave us tips on how to prepare for spring and suggested hacks all gardeners should implement. This renowned horticultural hoot has energy and enthusiasm for all things plants that are infectious. He teaches us how to bring the joy of gardening into everyone's life. Ooh la la indeed!
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February 1, 2024 • 17 mins
Take advantage of pockets of dry and mild weather between our wet squalls to get a jump start on planting for spring! Take inventory of what you have, what you want, what you need and be ready to make your garden better than ever. Super special guest host Maria helps us all remember proper planning prevents poor performance :)
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January 25, 2024 • 23 mins
For nearly 40 years, Valley has brought in bareroot fruit trees, shade trees and shrubs from Biringer Nursery in Mount Vernon. On this episode, Erin & Justin chat with Joe Biringer Jr. about this family's business and how you can successfully grow fruit trees and home.
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January 18, 2024 • 19 mins
When it's this cold, all we can do is plan our gardens. Why not plan on adding edible berries? Our nursery is stocked with a big variety of edibles right now and we discuss the differences in the types of berries that will add flavor and color to your landscape! Plan on grasshopper!
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January 11, 2024 • 17 mins
With sub-freezing temps in the forecast looms large this week and we've got some tips to help you and your plants breeze through unscathed. Bundle up, stay warm and bring a little brightness into your home as winter gets real this week.
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December 21, 2023 • 14 mins
The winter solstice is has less light than any other day of the year so we are celebrating plants that thrive in low light conditions on this episode of the Plantcast. Here's to renewal, rebirth and the return of the light!
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December 14, 2023 • 15 mins
December is proof in the pudding that gardening can be done year-round in the Pacific Northwest. This episode offers some advice for lite gardening activity to do during the darkest month of the year.
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December 7, 2023 • 16 mins
Looking for the perfect gift for anyone on your list - look no further friend because we have it here at Valley Nursery! We chat with our beloved gift shop guru Bailey about some of the items she's brought into the shop for this season of giving and share a few of our favorite things too. Happy shopping!
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November 30, 2023 • 18 mins
Our Christmas tree selection is at it's finest and our trees are the freshest in the county and their purchase brings so much more than just holiday delight to your home ... find out about where part of your purchase goes this holiday season on this episode.
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