News

  • Local Open House May 4

    by Chris Rowsell
    If you live in the Kootenays or will be visiting  the area on May 4th, (decent) weather-permitting we will host an open house for sales. With hundr...

  • There's More to Life Than Geisha Gone Wild!

    by Chris Rowsell
    Hello All, a big thanks to everyone that has enthusiastically ordered trees this year. So many great trees have flown out the door and to their for...

  • Bits and Bites

    by Chris Rowsell
    We've had an overwhelmingly positive start to the season this year. Not entirely surprising considering the amazing trees we have available, and th...

  • Website Inventory Is Updated!

    by Chris Rowsell
    All our new trees are finally inventoried and available for purchase on the website. There are many descriptions without images unfortunately. It t...

  • They're Finally Here!

    by Chris Rowsell
    Our trees are finally here! The website inventory will be updated this coming Saturday, March 30th. Keep in mind that Monday is a holiday for our c...

  • What's in Your Shipping Cost?

    by Chris Rowsell
    Shipping costs are the worst! I honestly don't understand how some retailers offer free shipping. I can't see how our business would ever be able t...

  • Your Garden Stories and Pictures

    by Chris Rowsell
    I have to tell you, I love it when customer share stories and pictures of their gardens with me. I get as much joy from this as I do when I get to ...

  • Wow! We Have Some Amazing Trees Coming!

    by Chris Rowsell
    So, it's winter and I've been doing a lot of behind the scenes stuff. Mainly administrative, including cataloguing the new trees that I expect to h...

  • Winter Heater Protection for Japanese Maples

    by Chris Rowsell
    Winter is here and it's trying to kill your Japanese maples! Well, not really, but if you live in colder climates where temperatures can fall below...

  • Fall Colours and Stuff

    by Chris Rowsell
    I just returned from Ontario and my sister's wedding. Fall colours were nice but not as nice as the colours on some of the Japanese maples in the n...

  • We're Still Here-The Sun Tried to Destroy Us But We Survived

    by Chris Rowsell
    Hello All! Summer was wickedly cruel in it's hotness and lack of rain in the Kootenay River region in BC. We found out that the type of knit/weave ...

  • Time is Slowing Down

    by Chris Rowsell
    I feel like in these hot days of summer that time is just slowing down. Can't seem to get any relief from the lack of rain and the generous amounts...