Author: Christie

Edibles, Fruit trees

Pruning Blackberries

Get those canes ready for spring growth When we plant berry bushes, we look forward to picking handfuls of luscious berries all summer long. To achieve that, it’s best to get your pruning...

Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Landscape architect, Landscape contractor, Perennials, Plants for the Rogue Valley

Garden tour

Checking out our plants in the outside world Shooting Star Garden Tour 2015! Our friend Tracy suggested we go on a tour of some gardens that she and her company- Sage Hill Landscape had...

Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Perennials

Salvia x ‘Heatwave’

‘Heatwave’ Series of Autumn Sage Hybrids So many compliments to give this autumn sage hybrid! We planted the ‘Blaze’ variety because I like all flowers that get close to...

Cold hardy plants, Landscape architect, Landscape contractor, Perennials, Plants for the Rogue Valley

New Plants for 2015

Exciting new varieties and ones we wanted to highlight Shooting Star Nursery- New Plants for 2015 Abies concolor ‘Fastigiate’- this columnar fir has really interesting...

Drought tolerant

Waterwise Gardening- Lawn Replacement Incentive

City of Ashland Lawn Replacement Program City of Ashland utility customers! If you haven’t seen this offer you are missing out. Especially if you were wanting to create a more waterwise...

Deer resistant

Daphne transatlantica

‘Summer Ice’ and ‘Eternal Fragrance’ Daphne By far, one of our most asked about plants! This species of Daphne blooms throughout the spring, summer and fall, and is less...

Edibles, Fruit trees

Pollination of fruit trees

Making sure your fruit trees are pollinated Very quickly, just came across this useful little website. Gives you a succinct rundown of pollination basics for fruit trees. I learned...

Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Perennials

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Pink Muhly Grass Pink Muhly grass is the fairy dust of ornamental grasses. You have to wait until the end of summer for the haze of pink blooms to emerge, but it is so worth it. If you have spot...

Edibles, Fruit trees, Perennials

Bees and fruit trees

Fruit trees not fruiting? Has this happened to you? Fruit trees with no fruit?! We had a recent customer with this problem, despite him taking loving care of his fruit trees. That is not only...

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Author: Christie