Valley Nursery Plantcast

Got ground that needs to be covered? We got you covered. Our selection is fantastic and can help you craft the look that is as varied or monotonous (in a good way!) as you want it to be. Hosts Justin and Erin discuss a few options for different growing habits to help you decide what groundcover solution is best for your yard. 

Our extra special guest host introduces tips on how to make that beautiful bouquet you grew or picked or bought last and last and last. We bring the flowers inside to add a little beauty in the home fand this episode will give you the advice you need to keep them that way! 

The trip is booked and the garden is bountiful - will they both just be fond memories when the vacation is over? They don't have to be. You planned ahead for the vacation - now plan ahead for your garden to survive in your absence. It's not hard and we have a few tips, as we always do, to set you up for success. You've done all this work to make your garden beautiful, you deserve that hard-earned...

Watering is paramount this time of year - rain feels like a distant memory as the thermostat rises and the sky stays brilliantly blue. This episode is a retooled rebroadcast of our watering episode from 2023 - the information is completely applicable to today. Erin and Justin talk about how to water everything in your yard - new plants, established plants, vegetables ... all of it. Pop in your ear...

Shayne Chandler is a celebrated plantsman, international plant collector and landscape designer from Kingston. Erin and Justin chat with him about how to create a garden that integrates the unusual and unexpected into an existing garden space. He talks about his experience creating a classic Provencial French garden on a massive scale. 

You want to know what is really trending in the gardening world?  Gardens.  Specifically, your garden. Being a little wild, trying something different, trying anything - that is what gardening gurus are encouraging. And so are we.  Justin and Erin discusshow to create a meadow garden and embrace what they're best at - trying and offer advice for how can try too. 

Maple trees are not the basic bobs of the garden - there are more than 150 varieties worldwide and here in the PNW they are majestic pops of color in the fall, reliable shade havens in the summer and a lovely addition to your yard because they come in sizes, shapes and colors that suit pretty much any of your needs. Seriously. Listen. We'll tell you all about them. 

Cold and wet are not ideal conditions for growing tomatoes and that was the hand we were dealt this spring. As it is finally starting to warm up, we diagnose a few common tomato problems and help you move forward to juicy, abundant tomato success. 

All day, every day, we are inundated with questions from customers. We have great plants, we have great people and it makes sense that folks come here seeking answers about the former from the latter. With the help of a few of their co-workers, Erin and Justin share the most frequent questions asked by customers on this episode of the Valley Nursery Plantcast. 

Hydrangeas are happy in the Northwest ... their blooms are showy and vibrant. The variety is at its best right now at Valley. Justin and Erin chat about how to make them thrive in your landscape with tips on watering, fertilizing and placement. They even dabble in shade shifting and propagating ... crazy, right?

The warm wonderful days we have been waiting for are finally here! What are you supposed to be doing in the garden right now? Duh! Everything! We have the tips on what to prioritize and how to keep things looking incredible as you bring them home and add them to your landscape. We also chat briefly about lawn care (is yours growing like crazy?), how to amend questionable soil and what to plant to...

There comes a time in our gardening journey when we want to try something new, something harder. Adding a zone pusher is exactly what you CAN do add a plant that will reward you for your TLC simply by surviving and being cool. Justin and Erin discuss a few of the plants that need more attention and will draw more attention to your landscape. Go ahead. Get advanced. You're ready. 

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 sati...

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...

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. 

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. 

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!

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 w...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 lif...

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 :)