Applegate event venue and winery before and after photos
Vista 222, an Applegate Valley event venue, contracted Shooting Star Nursery for landscape design at their winery which features views across 70 acres of picturesque vineyards. Below are photos taken throughout the process, from project start to following up after the landscaping has become more established.
Join our team! Office Manager and Plant Pro
Office manager role includes:
-Answering phone and processing requests, payments, orders, delivery requests, etc.
-Making sure file of orders is kept up to date
-Entering bills
-Making tags for new items that come in
-Keeping plant info signs up to date and out on the floor (could be a shared job)
-Cleaning office and maintaining office order
-Potentially keeping up with Instagram account
-Open and close of the office
Benefits:
-Pay starts at $19 an hour (dependent on experience in offices and with plants) with raises dependent on responsibility taken and experience
-Health and Dental Plan offered after 6 months
-IRA offered after one year
-Paid 80 hours of PTO
Hours are M-F 8-4 most days or 8-5 some days. Winter hours can be less. Position is open as of October 10th but a new candidate may be able to delay start to mid January.
This is a fast paced environment during the busy season of spring and fall. Some experience with plants is a must. Strong work ethic, punctual nature, patience, team participation and willingness to learn and take on new tasks are required. Occasionally the office manager may help with customers, tag plants, or water but that would not be their main role. The nursery has a wide range of duties and sometimes everyone pitches in.
Our Nursery:
Shooting Star Nursery prides itself on providing exceptional customer service as well as outstanding plants that make sense for our climate. We grow a lot of the plants we sell and have a well rounded staff that feel like family, many for 10 years now. There is a huge knowledge base among our staff, so this is a great place to learn your plants. Plus you get to be inside and out and no day is the same as the other.
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These Trees Will Brighten Up Your Yard in Fall
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." - Chinese Proverb
This is especially true if you're interested in finding a shade tree that also provides good fall color. The trees here at Shooting Star will be starting to color up soon, so you can wander the nursery to soak up the fall color and make your selections. Here are ten of our favorite "fall color" trees to get you started - arranged in size from small to mid-sized to large.
Small Trees (under 30'):
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (20' x 15') - Serviceberries offer three-season interest in the garden: clouds of white flowers in the spring, blue-purple berries in the summer, and bright red leaves in the fall.
Paperbark Maple (25' x 20') - Delicate-looking compound leaves turn red in the fall, shaggy exfoliating bark provides winter interest. A great maple selection for smaller spaces!
Vanessa Parrotia (28' x 14') - A small, upright tree that turns warm shades of orange and red. Great choice for small yards or as a street tree.
Medium-sized Trees (30-40'):
Native Flame Hornbeam (30' x 20') - This heat-tolerant eastern native turns orange-red to bright red in fall, and the canopy has a nice oval shape.
Chinese Pistache (30' x 30') - Chinese Pistache does beautifully in our hot, dry summers and turns a brilliant orange-red in fall.
Red Rage Tupelo (35' x 20') - Turns a glossy, copper-red - truly stunning. Tupelos are also tolerant of poorly drained soils.
Large Trees (40'+):
Autumn Purple Ash (45' x 40') - Colors can vary each year from a yellow-orange to a deep purple. While the color can be changeable, the effect is always lovely.
Sun Valley Maple (40' x 35') - A bright red seedless variety of Maple.
October Glory Maple (40' x 35') - The name says it all! This is the latest variety of maple to color up in fall, and can really help stretch out the fall display in your yard. Foliage ranges from deep red to red-purple.
Autumn Blaze Maple (50' x 40') - If you're in the market for a big, colorful shade tree, this is the one for you! Turns a brilliant shade of orange-red, and the color is fairly long-lasting. As an extra bonus, Autumn Blaze tends to be more drought tolerant than other maples.
